diff --git a/delete.go b/delete.go
index 295daa78..21d7656a 100644
--- a/delete.go
+++ b/delete.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func killContainer(container libcontainer.Container) error {
-	container.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL, false)
+	_ = container.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL, false)
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		if err := container.Signal(syscall.Signal(0), false); err != nil {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ status of "ubuntu01" as "stopped" the following will delete resources held for
 					// if there was an aborted start or something of the sort then the container's directory could exist but
 					// libcontainer does not see it because the state.json file inside that directory was never created.
 					path := filepath.Join(context.GlobalString("root"), id)
-					if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
+					if err = os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
 						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "remove %s: %v\n", path, err)
 					}
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "container %s does not exist\n", id)
diff --git a/restore.go b/restore.go
index cb6f7118..91b1efe5 100644
--- a/restore.go
+++ b/restore.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func restoreContainer(context *cli.Context, spec *specs.Spec, config *configs.Co
 
 	setManageCgroupsMode(context, options)
 
-	if err := setEmptyNsMask(context, options); err != nil {
+	if err = setEmptyNsMask(context, options); err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
 
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ func restoreContainer(context *cli.Context, spec *specs.Spec, config *configs.Co
 	}
 	if pidFile := context.String("pid-file"); pidFile != "" {
 		if err := createPidFile(pidFile, process); err != nil {
-			process.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
-			process.Wait()
+			_ = process.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
+			_, _ = process.Wait()
 			return -1, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/utils_linux.go b/utils_linux.go
index 336955db..fe617c71 100644
--- a/utils_linux.go
+++ b/utils_linux.go
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ func (r *runner) run(config *specs.Process) (int, error) {
 		r.destroy()
 		return -1, err
 	}
-	if err := startFn(process); err != nil {
+	if err = startFn(process); err != nil {
 		r.destroy()
 		return -1, err
 	}
 	if config.Terminal {
-		if err := tty.recvtty(process, r.detach || r.create); err != nil {
+		if err = tty.recvtty(process, r.detach || r.create); err != nil {
 			r.terminate(process)
 			r.destroy()
 			return -1, err
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ func (r *runner) run(config *specs.Process) (int, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := tty.ClosePostStart(); err != nil {
+	if err = tty.ClosePostStart(); err != nil {
 		r.terminate(process)
 		r.destroy()
 		return -1, err
 	}
 	if r.pidFile != "" {
-		if err := createPidFile(r.pidFile, process); err != nil {
+		if err = createPidFile(r.pidFile, process); err != nil {
 			r.terminate(process)
 			r.destroy()
 			return -1, err
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ func (r *runner) destroy() {
 }
 
 func (r *runner) terminate(p *libcontainer.Process) {
-	p.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
-	p.Wait()
+	_ = p.Signal(syscall.SIGKILL)
+	_, _ = p.Wait()
 }
 
 func validateProcessSpec(spec *specs.Process) error {