diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 5a213409e..8846215db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt -q install libseccomp-dev
       - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
-          version: v1.45
+          version: v1.46
       # Extra linters, only checking new code from a pull request.
       - name: lint-extra
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
diff --git a/libcontainer/factory_linux.go b/libcontainer/factory_linux.go
index 17b05a552..cd39ca38f 100644
--- a/libcontainer/factory_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/factory_linux.go
@@ -223,10 +223,9 @@ func StartInitialization() (err error) {
 
 	defer func() {
 		if e := recover(); e != nil {
-			if e, ok := e.(error); ok {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("panic from initialization: %w, %s", e, debug.Stack())
+			if ee, ok := e.(error); ok {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("panic from initialization: %w, %s", ee, debug.Stack())
 			} else {
-				//nolint:errorlint // here e is not of error type
 				err = fmt.Errorf("panic from initialization: %v, %s", e, debug.Stack())
 			}
 		}