diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/validate/validator.go b/libcontainer/configs/validate/validator.go
index dc6134991..3c938fbfe 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/validate/validator.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/validate/validator.go
@@ -306,22 +306,23 @@ func sysctl(config *configs.Config) error {
 }
 
 func intelrdtCheck(config *configs.Config) error {
-	if config.IntelRdt != nil {
-		if !intelRdt.isEnabled() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("intelRdt is specified in config, but Intel RDT is not enabled")
-		}
+	if config.IntelRdt == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !intelRdt.isEnabled() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("intelRdt is specified in config, but Intel RDT is not enabled")
+	}
 
-		switch clos := config.IntelRdt.ClosID; {
-		case clos == ".", clos == "..", len(clos) > 1 && strings.Contains(clos, "/"):
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid intelRdt.ClosID %q", clos)
-		}
+	switch clos := config.IntelRdt.ClosID; {
+	case clos == ".", clos == "..", len(clos) > 1 && strings.Contains(clos, "/"):
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid intelRdt.ClosID %q", clos)
+	}
 
-		if !intelRdt.isCATEnabled() && config.IntelRdt.L3CacheSchema != "" {
-			return errors.New("intelRdt.l3CacheSchema is specified in config, but Intel RDT/CAT is not enabled")
-		}
-		if !intelRdt.isMBAEnabled() && config.IntelRdt.MemBwSchema != "" {
-			return errors.New("intelRdt.memBwSchema is specified in config, but Intel RDT/MBA is not enabled")
-		}
+	if !intelRdt.isCATEnabled() && config.IntelRdt.L3CacheSchema != "" {
+		return errors.New("intelRdt.l3CacheSchema is specified in config, but Intel RDT/CAT is not enabled")
+	}
+	if !intelRdt.isMBAEnabled() && config.IntelRdt.MemBwSchema != "" {
+		return errors.New("intelRdt.memBwSchema is specified in config, but Intel RDT/MBA is not enabled")
 	}
 
 	return nil