diff --git a/internal/controllers/gateway/gateway_utils.go b/internal/controllers/gateway/gateway_utils.go
index bedb2bb309..079b647902 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/gateway/gateway_utils.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/gateway/gateway_utils.go
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ func getListenerStatus(
 		if len(reason) > 0 {
 			newConditions := []metav1.Condition{}
 			for _, cond := range statuses[listener.Name].Conditions {
-				switch gatewayv1alpha2.ListenerConditionType(cond.Type) {
+				// shut up linter, there's a default
+				switch gatewayv1alpha2.ListenerConditionType(cond.Type) { //nolint:exhaustive
 				case gatewayv1alpha2.ListenerConditionReady, gatewayv1alpha2.ListenerConditionConflicted:
 					continue
 				default:
diff --git a/internal/controllers/gateway/utils.go b/internal/controllers/gateway/utils.go
index 5b9938deae..cb420ab918 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/gateway/utils.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/gateway/utils.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func debug(log logr.Logger, obj client.Object, msg string, keysAndValues ...inte
 }
 
 // info is an alias for the longer log.V(util.InfoLevel).Info for convenience
-func info(log logr.Logger, obj client.Object, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func info(log logr.Logger, obj client.Object, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) { //nolint:unparam
 	keysAndValues = append([]interface{}{
 		"namespace", obj.GetNamespace(),
 		"name", obj.GetName(),