diff --git a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
index 28bf2dff9a0..fed4241f4ff 100644
--- a/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
+++ b/hack/golangci-hints.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ linters-settings: # please keep this alphabetized
     - p: \.Extract
       pkg: ^k8s\.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/
       msg: should not be used because managedFields was removed
+    - p: ^gomega\.BeTrue$
+      pkg: ^github.com/onsi/gomega$
+      msg: "it does not produce a good failure message - use BeTrueBecause with an explicit printf-style failure message instead, or plain Go: if ... { ginkgo.Fail(...) }"
+    - p: ^gomega\.BeFalse$
+      pkg: ^github.com/onsi/gomega$
+      msg: "it does not produce a good failure message - use BeFalseBecause with an explicit printf-style failure message instead, or plain Go: if ... { ginkgo.Fail(...) }"
   revive:
     # Only these rules are enabled.
     rules:
diff --git a/hack/golangci.yaml.in b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
index c2284551c75..0b556cf5cf4 100644
--- a/hack/golangci.yaml.in
+++ b/hack/golangci.yaml.in
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ linters-settings: # please keep this alphabetized
     - p: \.Extract
       pkg: ^k8s\.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/
       msg: should not be used because managedFields was removed
+    {{- if .Hints}}
+    - p: ^gomega\.BeTrue$
+      pkg: ^github.com/onsi/gomega$
+      msg: "it does not produce a good failure message - use BeTrueBecause with an explicit printf-style failure message instead, or plain Go: if ... { ginkgo.Fail(...) }"
+    - p: ^gomega\.BeFalse$
+      pkg: ^github.com/onsi/gomega$
+      msg: "it does not produce a good failure message - use BeFalseBecause with an explicit printf-style failure message instead, or plain Go: if ... { ginkgo.Fail(...) }"
+    {{- end}}
   {{- if .Base }}
   gocritic:
     enabled-checks: