diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_linux_ppc64le.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_linux_ppc64le.go
index a49ae5737..d19c4cb8c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_linux_ppc64le.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_linux_ppc64le.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+//nolint:deadcode,unused
 package utils
 
 // from <linux/vhost.h>