diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 8d08993f..fed029fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
       with:
-        version: v1.43
+        version: v1.44.2
 
   mod-tidy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d57ffaab..6d0de664 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 linters:
   enable:
-  - asciicheck
   - bodyclose
   - dupl
   - exportloopref
@@ -12,13 +11,19 @@ linters:
   - misspell
   - lll
   - prealloc
-  - predeclared
   - revive
   - unconvert
-  - wastedassign
   - whitespace
   disable:
   - errcheck
 
 issues:
   exclude-use-default: false
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    enable-all: true
+    disable:
+    - fieldalignment
+    - reflectvaluecompare
+    - shadow
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 726fff2d..094cda06 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 BASE_IMAGE = golang:1.17-alpine3.14
-LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.43
+LINT_IMAGE = golangci/golangci-lint:v1.44.2
 NODE_IMAGE = node:14-alpine3.14
 
 .PHONY: $(shell ls)
diff --git a/internal/hls/muxer_ts_segment.go b/internal/hls/muxer_ts_segment.go
index 9983ffc0..6234d391 100644
--- a/internal/hls/muxer_ts_segment.go
+++ b/internal/hls/muxer_ts_segment.go
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ func (t *muxerTSSegment) writeH264(
 	var af *astits.PacketAdaptationField
 
 	if idrPresent {
-		if af == nil {
-			af = &astits.PacketAdaptationField{}
-		}
+		af = &astits.PacketAdaptationField{}
 		af.RandomAccessIndicator = true
 	}