diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index 680b7890160..8ef2025c92b 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ pkg/kubelet/dockershim/network/hostport
 pkg/kubelet/dockershim/network/hostport/testing
 pkg/kubelet/dockershim/network/kubenet
 pkg/kubelet/dockershim/network/testing
-pkg/kubelet/events
 pkg/kubelet/lifecycle
 pkg/kubelet/pluginmanager/pluginwatcher
 pkg/kubelet/pod/testing
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/events/event.go b/pkg/kubelet/events/event.go
index f0f3c1598c4..fa863de6f45 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/events/event.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/events/event.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package events
 
+// Container event reason list
 const (
-	// Container event reason list
 	CreatedContainer        = "Created"
 	StartedContainer        = "Started"
 	FailedToCreateContainer = "Failed"
@@ -26,22 +26,28 @@ const (
 	PreemptContainer        = "Preempting"
 	BackOffStartContainer   = "BackOff"
 	ExceededGracePeriod     = "ExceededGracePeriod"
+)
 
-	// Pod event reason list
+// Pod event reason list
+const (
 	FailedToKillPod                = "FailedKillPod"
 	FailedToCreatePodContainer     = "FailedCreatePodContainer"
 	FailedToMakePodDataDirectories = "Failed"
 	NetworkNotReady                = "NetworkNotReady"
+)
 
-	// Image event reason list
+// Image event reason list
+const (
 	PullingImage            = "Pulling"
 	PulledImage             = "Pulled"
 	FailedToPullImage       = "Failed"
 	FailedToInspectImage    = "InspectFailed"
 	ErrImageNeverPullPolicy = "ErrImageNeverPull"
 	BackOffPullImage        = "BackOff"
+)
 
-	// kubelet event reason list
+// kubelet event reason list
+const (
 	NodeReady                            = "NodeReady"
 	NodeNotReady                         = "NodeNotReady"
 	NodeSchedulable                      = "NodeSchedulable"
@@ -66,22 +72,32 @@ const (
 	SandboxChanged                       = "SandboxChanged"
 	FailedCreatePodSandBox               = "FailedCreatePodSandBox"
 	FailedStatusPodSandBox               = "FailedPodSandBoxStatus"
+)
 
-	// Image manager event reason list
+// Image manager event reason list
+const (
 	InvalidDiskCapacity = "InvalidDiskCapacity"
 	FreeDiskSpaceFailed = "FreeDiskSpaceFailed"
+)
 
-	// Probe event reason list
+// Probe event reason list
+const (
 	ContainerUnhealthy    = "Unhealthy"
 	ContainerProbeWarning = "ProbeWarning"
+)
 
-	// Pod worker event reason list
+// Pod worker event reason list
+const (
 	FailedSync = "FailedSync"
+)
 
-	// Config event reason list
+// Config event reason list
+const (
 	FailedValidation = "FailedValidation"
+)
 
-	// Lifecycle hooks
+// Lifecycle hooks
+const (
 	FailedPostStartHook = "FailedPostStartHook"
 	FailedPreStopHook   = "FailedPreStopHook"
 )