diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
index bda86d4e5e..cbebb8db8d 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/utils/load-parser-opts.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function loadParserOpts(
 		parser.parserOpts =
 			isObjectLike(opts) && isObjectLike(opts.parserOpts)
 				? opts.parserOpts
-				: undefined;
+				: opts;
 		return parser;
 	}