diff --git a/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json b/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
index 47ac0ef3ca5..3719264063f 100644
--- a/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
+++ b/hack/unwanted-dependencies.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
       "github.com/spf13/viper": "refer to #102598",
       "github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema": "unmaintained",
       "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver": "",
+      "golang.org/x/lint": "unmaintained, archive mode",
       "gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1": "obsolete, use github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify",
       "k8s.io/klog": "we have switched to klog v2, so avoid klog v1",
       "rsc.io/quote": "refer to #102833",