diff --git a/validators.go b/validators.go
index e128da69dd1f401d8a6646a37b6d2627f09c4ada..8e3c4bbde0b3da648a2fa202f2a27e1bbda1d629 100644
--- a/validators.go
+++ b/validators.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func loadStringSetFromFile(path string) (stringSet, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return stringSet{}, err
 	}
-	defer f.Close()
+	defer f.Close() // nolint: errcheck
 
 	var list []string
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)