diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 4c60b589..930f5da1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ jobs:
           version: v1.31
           skip-build-cache: true
           skip-pkg-cache: true
-          args: --build-tags "containers_image_openpgp containers_image_ostree"
-
+          args: --build-tags "containers_image_openpgp containers_image_ostree" --skip-dirs internal/pkg/staticfiles
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e57863c..8ef05064 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $(TOOLS_DIR):
 # Lint
 lint:
 	@echo Running golangci-lint...
-	@$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --build-tags "$(WW_BUILD_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" ./...
+	@$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --build-tags "$(WW_BUILD_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" --skip-dirs internal/pkg/staticfiles ./...
 
 debian: all 
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/staticfiles/static.go b/internal/pkg/staticfiles/static.go
index a7499172..ac9a4741 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/staticfiles/static.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/staticfiles/static.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ func getResource(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 //
 // Return the available resources in a slice.
 //
-//nolint:unused,deadcode
 func getResources() []EmbeddedResource {
 	i := 0
 	ret := make([]EmbeddedResource, len(RESOURCES))