diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/constants.py b/src/ansiblelint/constants.py
index cfb8289b5a..43117160a8 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/constants.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/constants.py
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ def main():
 
 FileType = Literal[
     "playbook",
-    "pre_tasks",
-    "post_tasks",
     "meta",  # role meta
-    "tasks",
-    "handlers",
+    "tasks",  # includes pre_tasks, post_tasks
+    "handlers",  # very similar to tasks but with some specificts
     # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/galaxy/user_guide.html#installing-roles-and-collections-from-the-same-requirements-yml-file
     "requirements",
     "role",  # that is a folder!
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/skip_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/skip_utils.py
index b0fe2a5b12..030e3e77ea 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/skip_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/skip_utils.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def _append_skipped_rules(pyyaml_data: Sequence[Any], lintable: Lintable) -> Seq
     if lintable.kind in ('tasks', 'handlers'):
         ruamel_task_blocks = ruamel_data
         pyyaml_task_blocks = pyyaml_data
-    elif lintable.kind in ('playbook', 'pre_tasks', 'post_tasks'):
+    elif lintable.kind == 'playbook':
         try:
             pyyaml_task_blocks = _get_task_blocks_from_playbook(pyyaml_data)
             ruamel_task_blocks = _get_task_blocks_from_playbook(ruamel_data)
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
index e82922e97e..0e34ba798b 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
@@ -468,15 +468,14 @@ def _look_for_role_files(basedir: str, role: str, main='main') -> List[Lintable]
 
     results = []
 
-    for kind in ['tasks', 'meta', 'handlers']:
+    for kind in ['tasks', 'meta', 'handlers', 'vars', 'defaults']:
         current_path = os.path.join(role_path, kind)
         for folder, subdirs, files in os.walk(current_path):
             for file in files:
                 file_ignorecase = file.lower()
                 if file_ignorecase.endswith(('.yml', '.yaml')):
                     thpath = os.path.join(folder, file)
-                    # TODO(ssbarnea): Find correct way to pass kind: FileType
-                    results.append(Lintable(thpath, kind=kind))  # type: ignore
+                    results.append(Lintable(thpath))
 
     return results