diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7ae12dbac748..d58f781c3927 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ linters:
 
 linters-settings:
   gci:
-    local-prefixes: "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api"
+    sections:
+      - standard
+      - default
+      - prefix(sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api)
+    custom-order: true
   ginkgolinter:
     forbid-focus-container: true
   godot: