diff --git a/restore.go b/restore.go
index 244030d6c..7de15242a 100644
--- a/restore.go
+++ b/restore.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ using the runc checkpoint command.`,
 	},
 }
 
-func restoreContainer(context *cli.Context, spec *specs.Spec, config *configs.Config, imagePath string) (code int, err error) {
+func restoreContainer(context *cli.Context, spec *specs.Spec, config *configs.Config, imagePath string) (int, error) {
 	var (
 		rootuid = 0
 		rootgid = 0