diff --git a/pkg/fileutils/fileutils.go b/pkg/fileutils/fileutils.go
index c5c64ed464..ed30fc934f 100644
--- a/pkg/fileutils/fileutils.go
+++ b/pkg/fileutils/fileutils.go
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ func CopyFile(src, dst string) (int64, error) {
 
 // ReadSymlinkedDirectory returns the target directory of a symlink.
 // The target of the symbolic link may not be a file.
-func ReadSymlinkedDirectory(path string) (realPath string, err error) {
-	if realPath, err = filepath.Abs(path); err != nil {
+func ReadSymlinkedDirectory(path string) (realPath string, _ error) {
+	var err error
+	realPath, err = filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get absolute path for %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
-	if realPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(realPath); err != nil {
+	realPath, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(realPath)
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to canonicalise path for %s: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	realPathInfo, err := os.Stat(realPath)
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func CreateIfNotExists(path string, isDir bool) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			f.Close()
+			_ = f.Close()
 		}
 	}
 	return nil