diff --git a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
index b94e5c510b0..82c976d4a94 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ issues:
         - gocritic
       text: "ifElseChain: rewrite if-else to switch statement"
 
+    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
+    #
+    # Exclude texts from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/ab3c3cd69e602ff53bb4c3e2c188f0caeb80305d/pkg/config/issues.go#L11-L103
+    - linters:
+        - golint
+        - revive
+        - stylecheck
+      text: comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|exported (.+) should have comment( \(or a comment on this block\))? or be unexported|package comment should be of the form "(.+)...|comment on exported (.+) should be of the form "(.+)...|should have a package comment
+      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
+
 linters:
   disable-all: false
   enable: # please keep this alphabetized
diff --git a/hack/golangci-strict.yaml b/hack/golangci-strict.yaml
index 245765381a1..29014b3b474 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-strict.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-strict.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ issues:
         - gocritic
       text: "ifElseChain: rewrite if-else to switch statement"
 
+    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
+    #
+    # Exclude texts from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/ab3c3cd69e602ff53bb4c3e2c188f0caeb80305d/pkg/config/issues.go#L11-L103
+    - linters:
+        - golint
+        - revive
+        - stylecheck
+      text: comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|exported (.+) should have comment( \(or a comment on this block\))? or be unexported|package comment should be of the form "(.+)...|comment on exported (.+) should be of the form "(.+)...|should have a package comment
+      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
+
     # The following issues were deemed "might be worth fixing, needs to be
     # decided on a case-by-case basis".  This was initially decided by a
     # majority of the developers who voted in
@@ -93,12 +103,6 @@ issues:
         - gosimple
       text: "S1033: unnecessary guard around call to delete"
 
-    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
-    - linters:
-        - revive
-      text: "(exported: exported .* or be unexported|exported: comment on exported.*should be of the form)"
-      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
-
     # Didn't make it into https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/117288.
     # Discussion on Slack concluded that "it's hard to have a universal policy for all
     # functions marked deprecated" and thus this can only be a hint which must
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml b/hack/golangci.yaml
index 7ae6477ef20..4c511c912d2 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ issues:
         - gocritic
       text: "ifElseChain: rewrite if-else to switch statement"
 
+    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
+    #
+    # Exclude texts from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/ab3c3cd69e602ff53bb4c3e2c188f0caeb80305d/pkg/config/issues.go#L11-L103
+    - linters:
+        - golint
+        - revive
+        - stylecheck
+      text: comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|exported (.+) should have comment( \(or a comment on this block\))? or be unexported|package comment should be of the form "(.+)...|comment on exported (.+) should be of the form "(.+)...|should have a package comment
+      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
+
     # The following issues were deemed "might be worth fixing, needs to be
     # decided on a case-by-case basis".  This was initially decided by a
     # majority of the developers who voted in
@@ -99,12 +109,6 @@ issues:
         - gosimple
       text: "S1033: unnecessary guard around call to delete"
 
-    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
-    - linters:
-        - revive
-      text: "(exported: exported .* or be unexported|exported: comment on exported.*should be of the form)"
-      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
-
     # Didn't make it into https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/117288.
     # Discussion on Slack concluded that "it's hard to have a universal policy for all
     # functions marked deprecated" and thus this can only be a hint which must
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml.in b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
index 4ccee2ad4e0..319bd621f7b 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml.in
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ issues:
         - gocritic
       text: "ifElseChain: rewrite if-else to switch statement"
 
+    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
+    #
+    # Exclude texts from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/ab3c3cd69e602ff53bb4c3e2c188f0caeb80305d/pkg/config/issues.go#L11-L103
+    - linters:
+        - golint
+        - revive
+        - stylecheck
+      text: comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|comment on exported (method|function|type|const)|should have( a package)? comment|comment should be of the form|exported (.+) should have comment( \(or a comment on this block\))? or be unexported|package comment should be of the form "(.+)...|comment on exported (.+) should be of the form "(.+)...|should have a package comment
+      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
+
     {{- if not .Hints}}
 
     # The following issues were deemed "might be worth fixing, needs to be
@@ -104,12 +114,6 @@ issues:
         - gosimple
       text: "S1033: unnecessary guard around call to delete"
 
-    # Only packages listed here opt into the strict "exported symbols must be documented".
-    - linters:
-        - revive
-      text: "(exported: exported .* or be unexported|exported: comment on exported.*should be of the form)"
-      path-except: cmd/kubeadm
-
     # Didn't make it into https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/117288.
     # Discussion on Slack concluded that "it's hard to have a universal policy for all
     # functions marked deprecated" and thus this can only be a hint which must