diff --git a/jwe/compress.go b/jwe/compress.go
index bc55841bb..45b666132 100644
--- a/jwe/compress.go
+++ b/jwe/compress.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func uncompress(src []byte, maxBufferSize int64) ([]byte, error) {
 
 		if readErr != nil {
 			// if it got here, then readErr == io.EOF, we're done
+			//nolint:nilerr
 			return dst.Bytes(), nil
 		}
 	}