diff --git a/cmd/serve/docker/docker.go b/cmd/serve/docker/docker.go
index b9702d87f..5e4971801 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/docker/docker.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/docker/docker.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 	pluginName  = "rclone"
 	pluginScope = "local"
 	baseDir     = "/var/lib/docker-volumes/rclone"
-	sockDir     = "/run/docker/plugins" // location of unix sockets (only relevant on Linux and FreeBSD)
+	sockDir     = "/run/docker/plugins" //lint:ignore U1000 unused when not building linux
 	defSpecDir  = "/etc/docker/plugins"
 	stateFile   = "docker-plugin.state"
 	socketAddr  = "" // TCP listening address or empty string for Unix socket
diff --git a/cmd/serve/docker/systemd_unsupported.go b/cmd/serve/docker/systemd_unsupported.go
index e25d784c0..02b0b81a4 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/docker/systemd_unsupported.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/docker/systemd_unsupported.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+//lint:ignore U1000 unused when not building linux
 func systemdActivationFiles() []*os.File {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
index 05f7b0924..7ed96e3c0 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ func (s *server) serve() error {
 	return s.srv.ListenAndServe()
 }
 
-// serve runs the ftp server
+// close stops the ftp server
+//lint:ignore U1000 unused when not building linux
 func (s *server) close() error {
 	fs.Logf(s.f, "Stopping FTP on %s", s.srv.Hostname+":"+strconv.Itoa(s.srv.Port))
 	return s.srv.Shutdown()