diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d7da59784..97840d6a5 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ linters:
   enable:
     - gofumpt
     - errorlint
+    - unconvert
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
index 05ee26937..c4062b7ba 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ func cpusetCopyIfNeeded(current, parent string) error {
 	}
 
 	if isEmptyCpuset(currentCpus) {
-		if err := cgroups.WriteFile(current, "cpuset.cpus", string(parentCpus)); err != nil {
+		if err := cgroups.WriteFile(current, "cpuset.cpus", parentCpus); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	if isEmptyCpuset(currentMems) {
-		if err := cgroups.WriteFile(current, "cpuset.mems", string(parentMems)); err != nil {
+		if err := cgroups.WriteFile(current, "cpuset.mems", parentMems); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fscommon/utils.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fscommon/utils.go
index d7ee48373..f4eee4051 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fscommon/utils.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fscommon/utils.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func GetValueByKey(path, file, key string) (uint64, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	lines := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
+	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		arr := strings.Split(line, " ")
 		if len(arr) == 2 && arr[0] == key {
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/utils.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/utils.go
index 77629bdac..75015d663 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/utils.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/utils.go
@@ -446,5 +446,5 @@ func ConvertBlkIOToIOWeightValue(blkIoWeight uint16) uint64 {
 	if blkIoWeight == 0 {
 		return 0
 	}
-	return uint64(1 + (uint64(blkIoWeight)-10)*9999/990)
+	return 1 + (uint64(blkIoWeight)-10)*9999/990
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index e710aab36..19a82bbf6 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Checkpoint(criuOpts *CriuOpts) error {
 
 	// append optional manage cgroups mode
 	if criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode != 0 {
-		mode := criurpc.CriuCgMode(criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode)
+		mode := criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode
 		rpcOpts.ManageCgroupsMode = &mode
 	}
 
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Restore(process *Process, criuOpts *CriuOpts) error {
 
 	// append optional manage cgroups mode
 	if criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode != 0 {
-		mode := criurpc.CriuCgMode(criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode)
+		mode := criuOpts.ManageCgroupsMode
 		req.Opts.ManageCgroupsMode = &mode
 	}
 
diff --git a/libcontainer/devices/device_unix.go b/libcontainer/devices/device_unix.go
index 47e586c6c..9369c6f70 100644
--- a/libcontainer/devices/device_unix.go
+++ b/libcontainer/devices/device_unix.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func DeviceFromPath(path, permissions string) (*Device, error) {
 	var (
 		devType   Type
 		mode      = stat.Mode
-		devNumber = uint64(stat.Rdev)
+		devNumber = uint64(stat.Rdev) //nolint:unconvert // Rdev is uint32 on e.g. MIPS.
 		major     = unix.Major(devNumber)
 		minor     = unix.Minor(devNumber)
 	)
diff --git a/libcontainer/notify_linux_v2.go b/libcontainer/notify_linux_v2.go
index 8db3ac23d..8e3d4fd0d 100644
--- a/libcontainer/notify_linux_v2.go
+++ b/libcontainer/notify_linux_v2.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func registerMemoryEventV2(cgDir, evName, cgEvName string) (<-chan struct{}, err
 			offset = 0
 			for offset <= uint32(n-unix.SizeofInotifyEvent) {
 				rawEvent := (*unix.InotifyEvent)(unsafe.Pointer(&buffer[offset]))
-				offset += unix.SizeofInotifyEvent + uint32(rawEvent.Len)
+				offset += unix.SizeofInotifyEvent + rawEvent.Len
 				if rawEvent.Mask&unix.IN_MODIFY != unix.IN_MODIFY {
 					continue
 				}