diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 3af30512cc..fa057e5585 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 linters:
   enable:
+    - depguard      # Checks for imports that shouldn't be used.
     - exportloopref # Checks for pointers to enclosing loop variables
     - gofmt
     - goimports
@@ -48,6 +49,17 @@ issues:
       text: "redefines-builtin-id"
 
 linters-settings:
+  depguard:
+    rules:
+      main:
+        deny:
+          - pkg: "github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
+            desc: The containerd errdefs package was migrated to a separate module. Use github.com/containerd/errdefs instead.
+          - pkg: "github.com/containerd/containerd/log"
+            desc: The containerd log package was migrated to a separate module. Use github.com/containerd/log instead.
+          # TODO: enable once 1.6 migrated to github.com/containerd/platforms
+          # - pkg: "github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
+          #   desc: The containerd platforms package was migrated to a separate module. Use github.com/containerd/platforms instead.
   gosec:
     # The following issues surfaced when `gosec` linter
     # was enabled. They are temporarily excluded to unblock