diff --git a/conf/.golangci.toml b/conf/.golangci.toml
index d2a5946267c..857c978d842 100644
--- a/conf/.golangci.toml
+++ b/conf/.golangci.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ confidence = 3
 list-type = "blacklist"
 include-go-root = true
 packages = ["io/ioutil"]
+[[linters-settings.depguard.packages-with-error-message]]
+"io/ioutil" = "Deprecated: As of Go 1.16, the same functionality is now provided by package io or package os, and those implementations should be preferred in new code. See the specific function documentation for details."
 
 [linters-settings.gocritic]
 enabled-checks = ["ruleguard"]