diff --git a/kyaml/.golangci.yml b/kyaml/.golangci.yml
index 7c89c16ba..69c4eea8f 100644
--- a/kyaml/.golangci.yml
+++ b/kyaml/.golangci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ linters:
 #    - funlen
     - gochecknoinits
 #    - goconst
-#    - gocritic
+    - gocritic
     - gocyclo
     - gofmt
     - goimports