diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go b/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
index 6f4e7dd78e0e..dd740d2f5cf1 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gofmt_common.go
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ func extractIssuesFromPatch(patch string, log logutils.Log, lintCtx *linter.Cont
 			var text string
 			if isGoimports {
 				text = "File is not `goimports`-ed"
+				if lintCtx.Settings().Goimports.LocalPrefixes != "" {
+					text += " with -local " + lintCtx.Settings().Goimports.LocalPrefixes
+				}
 			} else {
 				text = "File is not `gofmt`-ed"
 				if lintCtx.Settings().Gofmt.Simplify {