diff --git a/.golangci-kustomize.yml b/.golangci-kustomize.yml
index e2fadf5ba..097af0f10 100644
--- a/.golangci-kustomize.yml
+++ b/.golangci-kustomize.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ linters:
     # stylecheck demands that acronyms not be treated as words
     # in camelCase, so JsonOp become JSONOp, etc.  Yuck.
     # - stylecheck
-    # - typecheck (fails in lots of places)
+    - typecheck
     - unconvert
     - unused
     - unparam
diff --git a/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go b/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
index b96d90c24..8de0d94bd 100644
--- a/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
+++ b/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (p *HashTransformerPlugin) Config(
 // Transform appends hash to generated resources.
 func (p *HashTransformerPlugin) Transform(m resmap.ResMap) error {
 	for _, res := range m.Resources() {
-		if res.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() {
+		if res.NeedHashSuffix() {
 			h, err := p.hasher.Hash(res)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
index aa002868c..9974ff96a 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestUpdateResourceOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		if !a.Equals(b) {
 			t.Errorf("expected %v got %v", a, b)
 		}
-		if a.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() != b.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() {
+		if a.NeedHashSuffix() != b.NeedHashSuffix() {
 			t.Errorf("")
 		}
 		if a.Behavior() != b.Behavior() {
diff --git a/api/resource/resource.go b/api/resource/resource.go
index 7c44f9fcc..fc8931d42 100644
--- a/api/resource/resource.go
+++ b/api/resource/resource.go
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ func (r *Resource) Behavior() types.GenerationBehavior {
 	return r.options.Behavior()
 }
 
-// ShouldAddHashSuffixToName returns true if a resource
-// content hash should be appended to the name of the resource.
-func (r *Resource) ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() bool {
+// NeedHashSuffix returns true if a resource content
+// hash should be appended to the name of the resource.
+func (r *Resource) NeedHashSuffix() bool {
 	return r.options != nil && r.options.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName()
 }
 
diff --git a/api/types/genargs.go b/api/types/genargs.go
index a80955b36..ad0e750fd 100644
--- a/api/types/genargs.go
+++ b/api/types/genargs.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (g *GenArgs) String() string {
 		"}"
 }
 
-// ShouldAddHashSuffixToName returns true if a resource
+// NeedHashSuffix returns true if a resource
 // content hash should be appended to the name of the resource.
 func (g *GenArgs) ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() bool {
 	return g.args != nil &&