diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index b4bba6d79..5a3eea79e 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -680,8 +680,7 @@ var criuFeatures *criurpc.CriuFeatures
 
 func (c *linuxContainer) checkCriuFeatures(criuOpts *CriuOpts, rpcOpts *criurpc.CriuOpts, criuFeat *criurpc.CriuFeatures) error {
 
-	var t criurpc.CriuReqType
-	t = criurpc.CriuReqType_FEATURE_CHECK
+	t := criurpc.CriuReqType_FEATURE_CHECK
 
 	// make sure the features we are looking for are really not from
 	// some previous check