diff --git a/peer/internal/uniform/rand.go b/peer/internal/uniform/rand.go
index 4eacef1f3..21eb1cf48 100644
--- a/peer/internal/uniform/rand.go
+++ b/peer/internal/uniform/rand.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func Uint32n(rand io.Reader, n uint32) uint32 {
 	hi, lo1b := bits.Mul32(uint32(x>>32), n)
 	lo1, c := bits.Add32(lo1a, lo1b, 0)
 	hi += c
-	if lo1 == 0 && lo0 < uint32(n) {
+	if lo1 == 0 && lo0 < uint32(n) { //nolint: unconvert
 		n64 := uint64(n)
 		thresh := uint32(-n64 % n64)
 		for lo1 == 0 && lo0 < thresh {