diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 08b2f8809d..ec9d97791e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ linters:
     - misspell
     - noctx
     - nolintlint
+    - nosprintfhostport
     - paralleltest
     - staticcheck
     - structcheck
diff --git a/pkg/autogen/rule.go b/pkg/autogen/rule.go
index e886a64c65..4c4d1e322a 100644
--- a/pkg/autogen/rule.go
+++ b/pkg/autogen/rule.go
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ func generateRule(name string, rule *kyvernov1.Rule, tplKey, shift string, kinds
 	}
 	if len(rule.Validation.ForEachValidation) > 0 && rule.Validation.ForEachValidation != nil {
 		newForeachValidate := make([]kyvernov1.ForEachValidation, len(rule.Validation.ForEachValidation))
-		for i, foreach := range rule.Validation.ForEachValidation {
-			newForeachValidate[i] = foreach
-		}
+		copy(newForeachValidate, rule.Validation.ForEachValidation)
 		rule.Validation = kyvernov1.Validation{
 			Message:           variables.FindAndShiftReferences(logger, rule.Validation.Message, shift, "pattern"),
 			ForEachValidation: newForeachValidate,