diff --git a/scripts/golangci.yml.in b/scripts/golangci.yml.in
index 3199420cc..2dd145f49 100644
--- a/scripts/golangci.yml.in
+++ b/scripts/golangci.yml.in
@@ -165,3 +165,5 @@ linters:
     - wsl
     - funlen
     - testpackage
+    # TODO: enable nestif, see: https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/issues/1229
+    - nestif