diff --git a/archive/tar.go b/archive/tar.go
index 0c44e123e..32edd3b3d 100644
--- a/archive/tar.go
+++ b/archive/tar.go
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ func createTarFile(ctx context.Context, path, extractDir string, hdr *tar.Header
 			}
 		}
 
+	//nolint:staticcheck // TypeRegA is deprecated but we may still receive an external tar with TypeRegA
 	case tar.TypeReg, tar.TypeRegA:
 		file, err := openFile(path, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, hdrInfo.Mode())
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/images/archive/importer.go b/images/archive/importer.go
index a4f6651cd..3ca88091c 100644
--- a/images/archive/importer.go
+++ b/images/archive/importer.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func ImportIndex(ctx context.Context, store content.Store, reader io.Reader, opt
 			symlinks[hdr.Name] = path.Join(path.Dir(hdr.Name), hdr.Linkname)
 		}
 
+		//nolint:staticcheck // TypeRegA is deprecated but we may still receive an external tar with TypeRegA
 		if hdr.Typeflag != tar.TypeReg && hdr.Typeflag != tar.TypeRegA {
 			if hdr.Typeflag != tar.TypeDir {
 				log.G(ctx).WithField("file", hdr.Name).Debug("file type ignored")