diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e37a33ce8..412b7c2a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,9 +75,12 @@ builtinplugins = \
 
 .PHONY: lint-kustomize
 lint-kustomize: install-tools $(builtinplugins)
-	cd api; $(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
-	cd kustomize; $(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
-	cd pluginator; $(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
+	cd api; \
+	$(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint -c ../.golangci.yml run ./...
+	cd kustomize; \
+	$(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint -c ../.golangci.yml run ./...
+	cd pluginator; \
+	$(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint -c ../.golangci.yml run ./...
 
 api/builtins/%.go: $(MYGOBIN)/pluginator
 	@echo "generating $*"; \