diff --git a/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go b/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
index a74fd9fa69a0..acaa3a522547 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
@@ -11,16 +11,15 @@ import (
 func NewPerfSprint(settings *config.PerfSprintSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	a := analyzer.New()
 
-	var cfg map[string]map[string]any
+	cfg := map[string]map[string]any{
+		a.Name: {"fiximports": false},
+	}
+
 	if settings != nil {
-		cfg = map[string]map[string]any{
-			a.Name: {
-				"int-conversion": settings.IntConversion,
-				"err-error":      settings.ErrError,
-				"errorf":         settings.ErrorF,
-				"sprintf1":       settings.SprintF1,
-			},
-		}
+		cfg[a.Name]["int-conversion"] = settings.IntConversion
+		cfg[a.Name]["err-error"] = settings.ErrError
+		cfg[a.Name]["errorf"] = settings.ErrorF
+		cfg[a.Name]["sprintf1"] = settings.SprintF1
 	}
 
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(