diff --git a/Makefile-modules.mk b/Makefile-modules.mk
index 7c2301f107..497428b5d8 100644
--- a/Makefile-modules.mk
+++ b/Makefile-modules.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ include $(KUSTOMIZE_ROOT)/Makefile-tools.mk
 .PHONY: lint test fix fmt tidy vet build
 
 lint: $(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint
+	$(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint cache clean # Workaround for https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/3228
 	$(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint \
 	  -c $$KUSTOMIZE_ROOT/.golangci.yml \
 	  --path-prefix $(shell pwd | sed -E 's|(.*\/kustomize)/(.*)|\2|') \