diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 6ed24afb..11a4e9a0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ linters:
     - misspell
 #    - musttag
     - nakedret
-#    - nilerr
+    - nilerr
 #    - nilnil
 #    - nlreturn
 #    - noctx
diff --git a/artifact/image/whiteout/whiteout.go b/artifact/image/whiteout/whiteout.go
index dd8c4619..4fcdef22 100644
--- a/artifact/image/whiteout/whiteout.go
+++ b/artifact/image/whiteout/whiteout.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func Files(scalibrfs scalibrfs.FS) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
 
 	err := fs.WalkDir(scalibrfs, ".", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
+			//nolint:nilerr // continue walking if there is an error
 			return nil
 		}