diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index d77dca07fd92..a6236a23f3af 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		c.Run.Validate,
 		c.Output.Validate,
 		c.Linters.Validate,
+		c.Formatters.Validate,
 		c.Severity.Validate,
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/formatters.go b/pkg/config/formatters.go
index 054ea54d6d05..1bb623bc4ba8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/formatters.go
+++ b/pkg/config/formatters.go
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 package config
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+)
+
 type Formatters struct {
 	Enable     []string            `mapstructure:"enable"`
 	Settings   FormatterSettings   `mapstructure:"settings"`
 	Exclusions FormatterExclusions `mapstructure:"exclusions"`
 }
 
+func (f *Formatters) Validate() error {
+	for _, n := range f.Enable {
+		if !slices.Contains(getAllFormatterNames(), n) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s is a formatter", n)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type FormatterExclusions struct {
 	Generated string   `mapstructure:"generated"`
 	Paths     []string `mapstructure:"paths"`
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters.go b/pkg/config/linters.go
index 06ec251a3826..590d9448a197 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters.go
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ type Linters struct {
 func (l *Linters) Validate() error {
 	validators := []func() error{
 		l.Exclusions.Validate,
-		l.validateNoFormattersEnabled,
-		l.validateNoFormattersDisabled,
+		l.validateNoFormatters,
 	}
 
 	for _, v := range validators {
@@ -39,18 +38,8 @@ func (l *Linters) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *Linters) validateNoFormattersEnabled() error {
-	for _, n := range l.Enable {
-		if slices.Contains(getAllFormatterNames(), n) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s is a formatter", n)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (l *Linters) validateNoFormattersDisabled() error {
-	for _, n := range l.Disable {
+func (l *Linters) validateNoFormatters() error {
+	for _, n := range slices.Concat(l.Enable, l.Disable) {
 		if slices.Contains(getAllFormatterNames(), n) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s is a formatter", n)
 		}
@@ -60,5 +49,5 @@ func (l *Linters) validateNoFormattersDisabled() error {
 }
 
 func getAllFormatterNames() []string {
-	return []string{"gci", "gofmt", "gofumpt", "goimports"}
+	return []string{"gci", "gofmt", "gofumpt", "goimports", "golines"}
 }