diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index 42faf7e2400a..5586bb2ab9b5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func initFlagSet(fs *pflag.FlagSet, cfg *config.Config, m *lintersdb.Manager, is
 		"Govet: check for shadowed variables")
 	hideFlag("govet.check-shadowing")
 
+	fs.BoolVar(&lsc.Govet.CheckComposites, "govet.check-composites", true,
+		"Govet: check for unkeyed composite literals")
+	hideFlag("govet.check-composites")
+
 	fs.Float64Var(&lsc.Golint.MinConfidence, "golint.min-confidence", 0.8,
 		"Golint: minimum confidence of a problem to print it")
 	hideFlag("golint.min-confidence")
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 720c5e312e2d..5d90862829b2 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 }
 
 type GovetSettings struct {
-	CheckShadowing bool `mapstructure:"check-shadowing"`
-	Settings       map[string]map[string]interface{}
+	CheckShadowing  bool `mapstructure:"check-shadowing"`
+	CheckComposites bool `mapstructure:"check-composites"`
+	Settings        map[string]map[string]interface{}
 }
 
 type ErrcheckSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/govet.go b/pkg/golinters/govet.go
index 683d1a96f0bc..a79c0ada65c7 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/govet.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/govet.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func NewGovet(cfg *config.GovetSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 		bools.Analyzer,
 		buildtag.Analyzer,
 		cgocall.Analyzer,
-		composite.Analyzer,
 		copylock.Analyzer,
 		httpresponse.Analyzer,
 		loopclosure.Analyzer,
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ func NewGovet(cfg *config.GovetSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 		if cfg.CheckShadowing {
 			analyzers = append(analyzers, shadow.Analyzer)
 		}
+		if cfg.CheckComposites {
+			analyzers = append(analyzers, composite.Analyzer)
+		}
 		settings = cfg.Settings
 	}