diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3c9462678bde..a1187ca2acef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jjti/go-spancheck v0.6.2
 	github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0
 	github.com/karamaru-alpha/copyloopvar v1.1.0
-	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.7.0
+	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.8.0
 	github.com/kkHAIKE/contextcheck v1.1.5
 	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.3
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7694bf01431b..9776674403fe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0 h1:F78HnrsjY3cR7j0etXy5+TU1Zuy7Xt08X/1aJnH5xXY=
 github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oSFU2R4XK/P7kNBrnL/FEQlDGN1/6WoxXEjSSXO0DV0=
 github.com/karamaru-alpha/copyloopvar v1.1.0 h1:x7gNyKcC2vRBO1H2Mks5u1VxQtYvFiym7fCjIP8RPos=
 github.com/karamaru-alpha/copyloopvar v1.1.0/go.mod h1:u7CIfztblY0jZLOQZgH3oYsJzpC2A7S6u/lfgSXHy0k=
-github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.7.0 h1:+SbscKmWJ5mOK/bO1zS60F5I9WwZDWOfRsC4RwfwRV0=
-github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.7.0/go.mod h1:1kLL+jV4e+CFfueBmI1dSK2ADDyQnlrnrY/FqKluHJQ=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.8.0 h1:ZX/URYa7ilESY19ik/vBmCn6zdGQLxACwjAcWbHlYlg=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.8.0/go.mod h1:1kLL+jV4e+CFfueBmI1dSK2ADDyQnlrnrY/FqKluHJQ=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/kkHAIKE/contextcheck v1.1.5 h1:CdnJh63tcDe53vG+RebdpdXJTc9atMgGqdx8LXxiilg=
 github.com/kkHAIKE/contextcheck v1.1.5/go.mod h1:O930cpht4xb1YQpK+1+AgoM3mFsvxr7uyFptcnWTYUA=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/errcheck/testdata/errcheck_type_assertions.go b/pkg/golinters/errcheck/testdata/errcheck_type_assertions.go
index 983c5c3f0e2e..94025db0ee37 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/errcheck/testdata/errcheck_type_assertions.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/errcheck/testdata/errcheck_type_assertions.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 //golangcitest:args -Eerrcheck
 //golangcitest:config_path testdata/errcheck_type_assertions.yml
-//golangcitest:expected_exitcode 0
+//golangcitest:expected_exitcode 1
 package testdata
 
 func ErrorTypeAssertion(filter map[string]interface{}) bool {
-	return filter["messages_sent.messageid"].(map[string]interface{})["$ne"] != nil
+	return filter["messages_sent.messageid"].(map[string]interface{})["$ne"] != nil // want "Error return value is not checked"
 }