diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4612247d..f8965bf1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	4d63.com/gochecknoglobals v0.0.0-20201008074935-acfc0b28355a
 	github.com/Djarvur/go-err113 v0.0.0-20200511133814-5174e21577d5
 	github.com/OpenPeeDeeP/depguard v1.0.1
+	github.com/alexkohler/prealloc v0.0.0-20210204145425-77a5b5dd9799
 	github.com/ashanbrown/forbidigo v1.1.0
 	github.com/ashanbrown/makezero v0.0.0-20201205152432-7b7cdbb3025a
 	github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v3 v3.1.0
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golangci/lint-1 v0.0.0-20191013205115-297bf364a8e0
 	github.com/golangci/maligned v0.0.0-20180506175553-b1d89398deca
 	github.com/golangci/misspell v0.0.0-20180809174111-950f5d19e770
-	github.com/golangci/prealloc v0.0.0-20180630174525-215b22d4de21
 	github.com/golangci/revgrep v0.0.0-20180526074752-d9c87f5ffaf0
 	github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20180507085042-28b1c447d1f4
 	github.com/jgautheron/goconst v0.0.0-20201117150253-ccae5bf973f3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ac1968d..2968d0d3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20180116203802-5d049714c4a6 h1:fLjPD/aNc3UIO
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20180116203802-5d049714c4a6/go.mod h1:3eOhrUMpNV+6aFIbp5/iudMxNCF27Vw2OZgy4xEx0Fg=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
+github.com/alexkohler/prealloc v0.0.0-20210204145425-77a5b5dd9799 h1:PIWLjlnnNq9F44hAJcuOf0BKZGPjDE5GxSavQcXaBBg=
+github.com/alexkohler/prealloc v0.0.0-20210204145425-77a5b5dd9799/go.mod h1:VetnK3dIgFBBKmg0YnD9F9x6Icjd+9cvfHR56wJVlKE=
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.0/go.mod h1:loMXtMfwqflxFJPmdbJO0a3KNoPuLBgiu3qAvBg8x/Y=
 github.com/armon/circbuf v0.0.0-20150827004946-bbbad097214e/go.mod h1:3U/XgcO3hCbHZ8TKRvWD2dDTCfh9M9ya+I9JpbB7O8o=
 github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.0.0-20180917152333-f0300d1749da/go.mod h1:Q73ZrmVTwzkszR9V5SSuryQ31EELlFMUz1kKyl939pY=
@@ -141,8 +143,6 @@ github.com/golangci/maligned v0.0.0-20180506175553-b1d89398deca h1:kNY3/svz5T29M
 github.com/golangci/maligned v0.0.0-20180506175553-b1d89398deca/go.mod h1:tvlJhZqDe4LMs4ZHD0oMUlt9G2LWuDGoisJTBzLMV9o=
 github.com/golangci/misspell v0.0.0-20180809174111-950f5d19e770 h1:EL/O5HGrF7Jaq0yNhBLucz9hTuRzj2LdwGBOaENgxIk=
 github.com/golangci/misspell v0.0.0-20180809174111-950f5d19e770/go.mod h1:dEbvlSfYbMQDtrpRMQU675gSDLDNa8sCPPChZ7PhiVA=
-github.com/golangci/prealloc v0.0.0-20180630174525-215b22d4de21 h1:leSNB7iYzLYSSx3J/s5sVf4Drkc68W2wm4Ixh/mr0us=
-github.com/golangci/prealloc v0.0.0-20180630174525-215b22d4de21/go.mod h1:tf5+bzsHdTM0bsB7+8mt0GUMvjCgwLpTapNZHU8AajI=
 github.com/golangci/revgrep v0.0.0-20180526074752-d9c87f5ffaf0 h1:HVfrLniijszjS1aiNg8JbBMO2+E1WIQ+j/gL4SQqGPg=
 github.com/golangci/revgrep v0.0.0-20180526074752-d9c87f5ffaf0/go.mod h1:qOQCunEYvmd/TLamH+7LlVccLvUH5kZNhbCgTHoBbp4=
 github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20180507085042-28b1c447d1f4 h1:zwtduBRr5SSWhqsYNgcuWO2kFlpdOZbP0+yRjmvPGys=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/prealloc.go b/pkg/golinters/prealloc.go
index 534a6925..3d06cf14 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/prealloc.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/prealloc.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/prealloc"
+	"github.com/alexkohler/prealloc/pkg"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewPrealloc() *goanalysis.Linter {
 
 		analyzer.Run = func(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 			var res []goanalysis.Issue
-			hints := prealloc.Check(pass.Files, s.Simple, s.RangeLoops, s.ForLoops)
+			hints := pkg.Check(pass.Files, s.Simple, s.RangeLoops, s.ForLoops)
 			for _, hint := range hints {
 				res = append(res, goanalysis.NewIssue(&result.Issue{
 					Pos:        pass.Fset.Position(hint.Pos),