diff --git a/pkg/action/lint.go b/pkg/action/lint.go
index 8be29a4de..6c010e26e 100644
--- a/pkg/action/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/action/lint.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (l *Lint) Run(paths []string, vals map[string]interface{}) *LintResult {
     }
     return result
 }
+
 func lintChart(path string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, kubeVersion *chartutil.KubeVersion, ignoreFilePath string) (support.Linter, error) {
     var chartPath string
     linter := support.Linter{}
@@ -91,9 +92,5 @@ func lintChart(path string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, kubeV
     if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(chartPath, "Chart.yaml")); err != nil {
         return linter, errors.Wrap(err, "Chart.yaml file not found in chart")
     }
-    ignorePatterns, err := rules.ParseIgnoreFile(ignoreFilePath)
-    if err != nil {
-        return linter, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse .helmlintignore file")
-    }
-    return lint.AllWithKubeVersion(chartPath, vals, namespace, kubeVersion, ignorePatterns), nil
+    return lint.AllWithKubeVersion(chartPath, vals, namespace, kubeVersion, ignoreFilePath), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lint.go b/pkg/lint/lint.go
index 53b45c5e6..5d79c5c32 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lint.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 func All(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, _ bool) support.Linter {
 	return AllWithKubeVersion(basedir, values, namespace, nil, "")
 }
-func AllWithKubeVersion(basedir string, values map[string]interface{}, namespace string, kubeVersion *chartutil.KubeVersion, lintIgnoreFile string) support.Linter {
+func AllWithKubeVersion(chartPath string, vals map[string]interface{}, namespace string, kubeVersion *chartutil.KubeVersion, ignoreFilePath string) support.Linter
 	chartDir, _ := filepath.Abs(basedir)
 	var ignorePatterns []string
 	if lintIgnoreFile != "" {