diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 8f337f182f2a..5e14e144fcce 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1159,6 +1159,10 @@ linters-settings:
     require-specific: true
 
   nonamedreturns:
+    # Report named error if it is assigned inside defer.
+    # Default: false
+    report-error-in-defer: true
+    # DEPRECATED use report-error-in-defer instead.
     # Do not complain about named error, if it is assigned inside defer.
     # Default: false
     allow-error-in-defer: true
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 3b5ceddf32de..43be7f6d6f68 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ type NoLintLintSettings struct {
 }
 
 type NoNamedReturnsSettings struct {
-	AllowErrorInDefer bool `mapstructure:"allow-error-in-defer"`
+	AllowErrorInDefer  bool `mapstructure:"allow-error-in-defer"` // Deprecated: use ReportErrorInDefer instead.
+	ReportErrorInDefer bool `mapstructure:"report-error-in-defer"`
 }
 type ParallelTestSettings struct {
 	IgnoreMissing bool `mapstructure:"ignore-missing"`
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/nonamedreturns.go b/pkg/golinters/nonamedreturns.go
index a8166f81672b..6cf608ee0286 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/nonamedreturns.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/nonamedreturns.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func NewNoNamedReturns(settings *config.NoNamedReturnsSettings) *goanalysis.Lint
 	if settings != nil {
 		cfg = map[string]map[string]interface{}{
 			a.Name: {
-				analyzer.FlagAllowErrorInDefer: settings.AllowErrorInDefer,
+				analyzer.FlagReportErrorInDefer: settings.ReportErrorInDefer || settings.AllowErrorInDefer,
 			},
 		}
 	}
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ func NewNoNamedReturns(settings *config.NoNamedReturnsSettings) *goanalysis.Lint
 		a.Doc,
 		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
 		cfg,
-	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index 58db15a6075c..e6c069b7f56f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 
 		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewNoNamedReturns(noNamedReturnsCfg)).
 			WithSince("v1.46.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/firefart/nonamedreturns"),