diff --git a/cmd/golangci-lint/main.go b/cmd/golangci-lint/main.go
index 413e071d65f2..bf235bf17fca 100644
--- a/cmd/golangci-lint/main.go
+++ b/cmd/golangci-lint/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -63,17 +64,9 @@ func createBuildInfo() commands.BuildInfo {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if revision == "" {
-		revision = "unknown"
-	}
-
-	if modified == "" {
-		modified = "?"
-	}
-
-	if info.Date == "" {
-		info.Date = "(unknown)"
-	}
+	revision = cmp.Or(revision, "unknown")
+	modified = cmp.Or(modified, "?")
+	info.Date = cmp.Or(info.Date, "(unknown)")
 
 	info.Commit = fmt.Sprintf("(%s, modified: %s, mod sum: %q)", revision, modified, buildInfo.Main.Sum)
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index f69035278afd..11b55955d957 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ func detectGoVersion() string {
 		return goVersion
 	}
 
-	v := os.Getenv("GOVERSION")
-	if v != "" {
-		return v
-	}
-
-	return "1.17"
+	return cmp.Or(os.Getenv("GOVERSION"), "1.17")
 }
 
 // detectGoVersionFromGoMod tries to get Go version from go.mod.
diff --git a/pkg/config/loader.go b/pkg/config/loader.go
index efeed3ca4d3b..256bda8d3b55 100644
--- a/pkg/config/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/config/loader.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -292,9 +293,7 @@ func (l *Loader) handleGoVersion() {
 
 	l.cfg.LintersSettings.ParallelTest.Go = l.cfg.Run.Go
 
-	if l.cfg.LintersSettings.Gofumpt.LangVersion == "" {
-		l.cfg.LintersSettings.Gofumpt.LangVersion = l.cfg.Run.Go
-	}
+	l.cfg.LintersSettings.Gofumpt.LangVersion = cmp.Or(l.cfg.LintersSettings.Gofumpt.LangVersion, l.cfg.Run.Go)
 
 	trimmedGoVersion := goutil.TrimGoVersion(l.cfg.Run.Go)
 
@@ -367,7 +366,6 @@ func (l *Loader) handleDeprecation() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//nolint:gocyclo // the complexity cannot be reduced.
 func (l *Loader) handleLinterOptionDeprecations() {
 	// Deprecated since v1.57.0,
 	// but it was unofficially deprecated since v1.19 (2019) (https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pull/697).
@@ -430,9 +428,7 @@ func (l *Loader) handleLinterOptionDeprecations() {
 	// Deprecated since v1.58.0
 	if l.cfg.LintersSettings.SlogLint.ContextOnly {
 		l.log.Warnf("The configuration option `linters.sloglint.context-only` is deprecated, please use `linters.sloglint.context`.")
-		if l.cfg.LintersSettings.SlogLint.Context == "" {
-			l.cfg.LintersSettings.SlogLint.Context = "all"
-		}
+		l.cfg.LintersSettings.SlogLint.Context = cmp.Or(l.cfg.LintersSettings.SlogLint.Context, "all")
 	}
 
 	// Deprecated since v1.51.0
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/errcheck/errcheck.go b/pkg/golinters/errcheck/errcheck.go
index 9a8a2aa876f1..67a1b2ca8d2d 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/errcheck/errcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/errcheck/errcheck.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package errcheck
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"cmp"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -90,10 +91,7 @@ func runErrCheck(lintCtx *linter.Context, pass *analysis.Pass, checker *errcheck
 		text := "Error return value is not checked"
 
 		if err.FuncName != "" {
-			code := err.SelectorName
-			if err.SelectorName == "" {
-				code = err.FuncName
-			}
+			code := cmp.Or(err.SelectorName, err.FuncName)
 
 			text = fmt.Sprintf("Error return value of %s is not checked", internal.FormatCode(code, lintCtx.Cfg))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/godot/godot.go b/pkg/golinters/godot/godot.go
index fc51b5bb8c92..6b6adef53b28 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/godot/godot.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/godot/godot.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package godot
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/tetafro/godot"
@@ -34,9 +35,7 @@ func New(settings *config.GodotSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if dotSettings.Scope == "" {
-		dotSettings.Scope = godot.DeclScope
-	}
+	dotSettings.Scope = cmp.Or(dotSettings.Scope, godot.DeclScope)
 
 	analyzer := &analysis.Analyzer{
 		Name: linterName,
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/revive/revive.go b/pkg/golinters/revive/revive.go
index 056a258e0a17..77d496452086 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/revive/revive.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/revive/revive.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package revive
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/token"
@@ -379,12 +380,8 @@ const defaultConfidence = 0.8
 func normalizeConfig(cfg *lint.Config) {
 	// NOTE(ldez): this custom section for golangci-lint should be kept.
 	// ---
-	if cfg.Confidence == 0 {
-		cfg.Confidence = defaultConfidence
-	}
-	if cfg.Severity == "" {
-		cfg.Severity = lint.SeverityWarning
-	}
+	cfg.Confidence = cmp.Or(cfg.Confidence, defaultConfidence)
+	cfg.Severity = cmp.Or(cfg.Severity, lint.SeverityWarning)
 	// ---
 
 	if len(cfg.Rules) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/severity.go b/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
index 93a26586d6e3..fcd65326f971 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/severity.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package processors
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
@@ -67,10 +68,7 @@ func (p *Severity) transform(issue *result.Issue) *result.Issue {
 				return issue
 			}
 
-			issue.Severity = rule.severity
-			if issue.Severity == "" {
-				issue.Severity = p.defaultSeverity
-			}
+			issue.Severity = cmp.Or(rule.severity, p.defaultSeverity)
 
 			return issue
 		}