diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 93f3e56de741..bd54290bb207 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.12.0
 	github.com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1
 	github.com/stbenjam/no-sprintf-host-port v0.1.1
-	github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.1
+	github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.3
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/tdakkota/asciicheck v0.1.1
 	github.com/tetafro/godot v1.4.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f85fa7f4d17..afe4883ed8ff 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -516,12 +516,8 @@ github.com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1 h1:X4XDI7jstt3ySqGU86YGAURbxw3oTDPK9sPEi6YE
 github.com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:E/iiPB78hV7Szg2YfRgyIrk1AD6JVMTRkkxBiELzh2I=
 github.com/stbenjam/no-sprintf-host-port v0.1.1 h1:tYugd/yrm1O0dV+ThCbaKZh195Dfm07ysF0U6JQXczc=
 github.com/stbenjam/no-sprintf-host-port v0.1.1/go.mod h1:TLhvtIvONRzdmkFiio4O8LHsN9N74I+PhRquPsxpL0I=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.5.0 h1:oHVQm8N0mdVBq55GH02wiht4fFM3gVFBc5N7BeZlJ1I=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.5.0/go.mod h1:ejM8/UAWnsuI68d3Fpy/lLXwpdrvoweCSutU/Z4kNjc=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.0 h1:0w7kXgJoLH40y0NLTJARXywi0ZKTMITCes8vsunvVp8=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.0/go.mod h1:ejM8/UAWnsuI68d3Fpy/lLXwpdrvoweCSutU/Z4kNjc=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.1 h1:6C3aV7txvAW9Ip0kN7l1jM8Pb315hhlKzYObBdt3xJg=
-github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.1/go.mod h1:ejM8/UAWnsuI68d3Fpy/lLXwpdrvoweCSutU/Z4kNjc=
+github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.3 h1:nME2E+qUieDR2dC8gFJdo9BeV153rsu0NVwCBr42qKg=
+github.com/stevenh/go-uncalled v0.7.3/go.mod h1:ejM8/UAWnsuI68d3Fpy/lLXwpdrvoweCSutU/Z4kNjc=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 038840da9347..64a1f8eae5ae 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		SkipRegexp:    `(export|internal)_test\.go`,
 		AllowPackages: []string{"main"},
 	},
+	Uncalled: uncalled.DefaultConfig(),
 	Unparam: UnparamSettings{
 		Algo: "cha",
 	},
diff --git a/test/linters_test.go b/test/linters_test.go
index 159e76c8bb56..2e54ea95a9e7 100644
--- a/test/linters_test.go
+++ b/test/linters_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestTypecheck(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSourcesFromTestdataSubDir(t *testing.T) {
 	subDirs := []string{
 		"loggercheck",
+		"uncalled",
 	}
 
 	for _, dir := range subDirs {
diff --git a/test/testdata/uncalled/uncalled.go b/test/testdata/uncalled/uncalled.go
index 42cc8416cd7b..e71f7c180316 100644
--- a/test/testdata/uncalled/uncalled.go
+++ b/test/testdata/uncalled/uncalled.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//golangcitest:args -Erowserr
+//golangcitest:args -Euncalled
 package testdata
 
 import (
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func RowsErrNotChecked(db *sql.DB) {
-	rows, err := db.Query("select id from tb") // want "rows.Err\\(\\) must be checked"
+	rows, err := db.Query("select id from tb") // want "rows.Err\\(\\) must be called"
 	if err != nil {
 		// Handle error.
 	}