diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/compare_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/compare_test.go
index f3fdad2aa..a38c8a88a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/compare_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/compare_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+// nolint: govet
 type ExampleStruct struct {
 	X int
 	Y string
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_test.go
index da95d73f9..7f1cb4eb1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ func TestGetVirtDriveNameInvalidIndex(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetVirtDriveName(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
+	// nolint: govet
 	tests := []struct {
 		index         int
 		expectedDrive string
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ func TestGetSCSIIdLun(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetSCSIAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
+	// nolint: govet
 	tests := []struct {
 		index               int
 		expectedSCSIAddress string
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ func TestMakeNameID(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBuildSocketPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
+	// nolint: govet
 	type testData struct {
 		elems    []string
 		valid    bool