diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 8fb8a0084a..b7472a5fd0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ run:
   go: '1.20' # as in go.mod
   timeout: 5m
   tests: false # exclude test from linting
+  build-tags:
+    - libsecp256k1_sdk
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true