diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 8840cb415a4..17be917fc60 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ linters:
     - dogsled       # Checks assignments with too many blank identifiers (e.g. x, , , _, := f())
     - nilnil        # Checks that there is no simultaneous return of nil error and an invalid value.
     - noctx         # noctx finds sending http request without context.Context
-    - cyclop        # measure cyclomatic complexity
+    - gocyclo        # measure cyclomatic complexity
     - gocognit      # measure cognitive complexity
     - funlen        # limit function length
 
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ issues:
       text: '//+kubebuilder'
     - linters:
         - containedctx
+        - gocyclo
       path: _test\.go
 
 linters-settings:
-  cyclop:
-    max-complexity: 10
-    package-average: 0.5
-    skip-tests: true
+  gocyclo:
+    min-complexity: 10
   gocognit:
     min-complexity: 15
   funlen: