diff --git a/pkg/golinters/wrapcheck.go b/pkg/golinters/wrapcheck.go
index 5fbc690d38a8..05546017a41d 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/wrapcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/wrapcheck.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 const wrapcheckName = "wrapcheck"
 
-func NewWrapcheck(cfg config.WrapcheckSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+func NewWrapcheck(cfg *config.WrapcheckSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	c := wrapcheck.NewDefaultConfig()
-	c.IgnoreSigs = cfg.IgnoreSigs
+	if cfg != nil {
+		c.IgnoreSigs = cfg.IgnoreSigs
+	}
 
 	a := wrapcheck.NewAnalyzer(c)