diff --git a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image.go b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image.go
index 3409e278d1c7..d650851ad242 100644
--- a/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image.go
+++ b/pkg/fanal/image/daemon/image.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (img *image) imageConfig(config *container.Config) v1.Config {
 	}
 
 	if len(config.ExposedPorts) > 0 {
-		c.ExposedPorts = make(map[string]struct{})
+		c.ExposedPorts = make(map[string]struct{}) //nolint: gocritic
 		for port := range config.ExposedPorts {
 			c.ExposedPorts[port.Port()] = struct{}{}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/set/unsafe.go b/pkg/set/unsafe.go
index 2dd8bd3bbb35..261492045715 100644
--- a/pkg/set/unsafe.go
+++ b/pkg/set/unsafe.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // unsafeSet represents a non-thread-safe set implementation
 // WARNING: This implementation is not thread-safe
-type unsafeSet[T comparable] map[T]struct{}
+type unsafeSet[T comparable] map[T]struct{} //nolint: gocritic
 
 // New creates a new empty non-thread-safe set with optional initial values
 func New[T comparable](values ...T) Set[T] {
diff --git a/pkg/set/unsafe_test.go b/pkg/set/unsafe_test.go
index b3bdfa353fe7..8f42c01666ea 100644
--- a/pkg/set/unsafe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/set/unsafe_test.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func Test_unsafeSet_Clear(t *testing.T) {
 
 			got := s.Size()
 			assert.Zero(t, got, "unexpected set size")
-			assert.Equal(t, 0, len(s.Items()), "items should be empty")
+			assert.Empty(t, s.Items(), "items should be empty")
 		})
 	}
 }