diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 3dded806666a..740ab81d0e20 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ linters-settings:
     template-path: /path/to/my/template.tmpl
 
   goimports:
-    # Put imports beginning with prefix after 3rd-party packages.
-    # It's a comma-separated list of prefixes.
+    # A comma-separated list of prefixes, which, if set, checks import paths
+    # with the given prefixes are grouped after 3rd-party packages.
     # Default: ""
     local-prefixes: github.com/org/project
 
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goimports.go b/pkg/golinters/goimports.go
index 355fa8aa26ed..97ad6d460620 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goimports.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goimports.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ func NewGoimports(settings *config.GoImportsSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
 		goimportsName,
-		"In addition to fixing imports, goimports also formats your code in the same style as gofmt.",
+		"Check import statements are formatted according to the 'goimport' command. "+
+			"Reformat imports in autofix mode.",
 		[]*analysis.Analyzer{analyzer},
 		nil,
 	).WithContextSetter(func(lintCtx *linter.Context) {