diff --git a/hack/make/validate-lint b/hack/make/validate-lint
index 7e72600985..491a096c6f 100644
--- a/hack/make/validate-lint
+++ b/hack/make/validate-lint
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ packages=(
 	pkg/stringid
 	pkg/stringutils
 	pkg/sysinfo
-	pkg/systemd
 	pkg/symlink
 	pkg/tailfile
 	pkg/tarsum