diff --git a/hack/validate.sh b/hack/validate.sh
index 19bd7ada..70635377 100755
--- a/hack/validate.sh
+++ b/hack/validate.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ validate() {
     sed -i 's!docker/docker!docker/libcontainer!' /go/src/github.com/docker/docker/hack/make/.validate
     bash /go/src/github.com/docker/docker/hack/make/validate-dco
     bash /go/src/github.com/docker/docker/hack/make/validate-gofmt
+    go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet
+    go vet github.com/docker/libcontainer/...
 }
 
 # run validations