diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner_loadingpackage.go b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner_loadingpackage.go
index 9fa396854ee0..f9a43f3f5cf1 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner_loadingpackage.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner_loadingpackage.go
@@ -492,6 +492,6 @@ func sizeOfReflectValueTreeBytes(rv reflect.Value, visitedPtrs map[uintptr]struc
 	case reflect.Invalid:
 		return 0
 	default:
-		panic("unknown rv of type " + fmt.Sprint(rv))
+		panic("unknown rv of type " + rv.String())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/result/issue.go b/pkg/result/issue.go
index 707a2b17cd95..1e8cd30524b0 100644
--- a/pkg/result/issue.go
+++ b/pkg/result/issue.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (i *Issue) Fingerprint() string {
 	}
 
 	hash := md5.New() //nolint:gosec
-	_, _ = hash.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", i.Pos.Filename, i.Text, firstLine)))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(hash, "%s%s%s", i.Pos.Filename, i.Text, firstLine)
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%X", hash.Sum(nil))
 }