diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daadbc168..d6a671532 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ List of all available rules. The rules ported from `golint` are left unchanged a
 | [`comment-spacings`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#comment-spacings)          |  []string   |  Warns on malformed comments |    no    |  no   |
 | [`redundant-import-alias`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#redundant-import-alias)          |  n/a   |  Warns on import aliases matching the imported package name |    no    |  no   |
 | [`import-alias-naming`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#import-alias-naming)         | string (defaults to ^[a-z][a-z0-9]{0,}$) | Conventions around the naming of import aliases.                              |    no    |  no   |
+| [`enforce-map-style`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#enforce-map-style) |  string (defaults to "any")  |  Enforces consistent usage of `make(map[type]type)` or `map[type]type{}` for map initialization. Does not affect `make(map[type]type, size)` constructions. |    no    |  no   |
 
 
 ## Configurable rules
diff --git a/RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md b/RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md
index 4561e200e..36aae042b 100644
--- a/RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md
+++ b/RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md
@@ -332,6 +332,22 @@ _Description_: Sometimes `gofmt` is not enough to enforce a common formatting of
 
 _Configuration_: N/A
 
+## enforce-map-style
+
+_Description_: This rule enforces consistent usage of `make(map[type]type)` or `map[type]type{}` for map initialization. It does not affect `make(map[type]type, size)` constructions.
+
+_Configuration_: (string) Specifies the enforced style for map initialization. The options are:
+- "any": No enforcement (default).
+- "make": Enforces the usage of `make(map[type]type)`.
+- "literal": Enforces the usage of `map[type]type{}`.
+
+Example:
+
+```toml
+[rule.enforce-map-style]
+  arguments = ["make"]
+```
+
 ## error-naming
 
 _Description_: By convention, for the sake of readability, variables of type `error` must be named with the prefix `err`.
diff --git a/rule/enforce-map-style.go b/rule/enforce-map-style.go
index 2c7347060..48b3bd33e 100644
--- a/rule/enforce-map-style.go
+++ b/rule/enforce-map-style.go
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ func (r *EnforceMapStyleRule) configure(arguments lint.Arguments) {
 func (r *EnforceMapStyleRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lint.Failure {
 	r.configure(arguments)
 
+	if r.enforceMapStyle == enforceMapStyleTypeAny {
+		// this linter is not configured
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var failures []lint.Failure
 
 	astFile := file.AST