diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index c088117d2..25d94ecf4 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ linters:
     - errorlint
     - unconvert
     - unparam
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    enable:
+      - nilness
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index e3e2cf2bd..6242c1ba2 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (c *Container) newParentProcess(p *Process) (parentProcess, error) {
 				logrus.Debug("runc-dmz: using runc-dmz") // used for tests
 			} else if errors.Is(err, dmz.ErrNoDmzBinary) {
 				logrus.Debug("runc-dmz binary not embedded in runc binary, falling back to /proc/self/exe clone")
-			} else if err != nil {
+			} else {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create runc-dmz binary clone: %w", err)
 			}
 		} else {