diff --git a/internal/perfdata/perfdata.go b/internal/perfdata/perfdata.go
index 05d93de5c..9d56c0bbf 100644
--- a/internal/perfdata/perfdata.go
+++ b/internal/perfdata/perfdata.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var (
 	AllInstances     = []string{"*"}
 )
 
-func NewCollector(engine Engine, object string, instances []string, counters []string) (Collector, error) {
+func NewCollector(engine Engine, object string, instances []string, counters []string) (Collector, error) { //nolint:ireturn
 	switch engine {
 	case V1:
 		return v1.NewCollector(object, instances, counters)