diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 7a49a3ef..c64a7ea1 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ linters:
     - loggercheck
     - misspell
     - nakedret
-    # - prealloc
+    - prealloc
     - staticcheck
     - typecheck
     - unconvert
diff --git a/pkg/configuration/base/reconciler.go b/pkg/configuration/base/reconciler.go
index e5096513..34161c1a 100644
--- a/pkg/configuration/base/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/configuration/base/reconciler.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func compareMap(expected, actual map[string]string) bool {
 }
 
 func compareEnv(expected, actual []corev1.EnvVar) bool {
-	var actualEnv []corev1.EnvVar
+	actualEnv := make([]corev1.EnvVar, 0, len(actual))
 	for _, env := range actual {
 		if env.Name == "KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP_ADDR" || env.Name == "KUBERNETES_PORT" ||
 			env.Name == "KUBERNETES_PORT_443_TCP" || env.Name == "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func CompareContainerVolumeMounts(expected corev1.Container, actual corev1.Conta
 
 // compareVolumes returns true if Jenkins pod and Jenkins CR volumes are the same
 func (r *JenkinsBaseConfigurationReconciler) compareVolumes(actualPod corev1.Pod) bool {
-	var toCompare []corev1.Volume
+	toCompare := make([]corev1.Volume, 0, len(actualPod.Spec.Volumes))
 	for _, volume := range actualPod.Spec.Volumes {
 		// filter out service account
 		if strings.HasPrefix(volume.Name, actualPod.Spec.ServiceAccountName) {