diff --git a/libcontainerd/remote/client.go b/libcontainerd/remote/client.go
index 12084cbc3a..d02c0b3acb 100644
--- a/libcontainerd/remote/client.go
+++ b/libcontainerd/remote/client.go
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ func (t *task) CreateCheckpoint(ctx context.Context, checkpointDir string, exit
 
 	var cpDesc *ocispec.Descriptor
 	for _, m := range index.Manifests {
-		m := m
 		if m.MediaType == images.MediaTypeContainerd1Checkpoint {
 			cpDesc = &m //nolint:gosec
 			break