diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
index ed35891e5a1..efac2830bbb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go
@@ -679,11 +679,13 @@ func (config *inClusterClientConfig) Possible() bool {
 // to the default config.
 func BuildConfigFromFlags(masterUrl, kubeconfigPath string) (*restclient.Config, error) {
 	if kubeconfigPath == "" && masterUrl == "" {
+		//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 		klog.Warning("Neither --kubeconfig nor --master was specified.  Using the inClusterConfig.  This might not work.")
 		kubeconfig, err := restclient.InClusterConfig()
 		if err == nil {
 			return kubeconfig, nil
 		}
+		//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 		klog.Warning("error creating inClusterConfig, falling back to default config: ", err)
 	}
 	return NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/config.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/config.go
index 2cd213ccb3e..828ac974dce 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/config.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/config.go
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ func getConfigFromFile(filename string) (*clientcmdapi.Config, error) {
 func GetConfigFromFileOrDie(filename string) *clientcmdapi.Config {
 	config, err := getConfigFromFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
+		//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 		klog.FatalDepth(1, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
index b127e2e08f7..d1d0a82954c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ type WarningHandler func(error)
 
 func (handler WarningHandler) Warn(err error) {
 	if handler == nil {
+		//nolint:logcheck // This is the fallback when logging is not initialized. With nothing provided, using the global logger is the only option.
 		klog.V(1).Info(err)
 	} else {
 		handler(err)
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ func LoadFromFile(filename string) (*clientcmdapi.Config, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 	klog.V(6).Infoln("Config loaded from file: ", filename)
 
 	// set LocationOfOrigin on every Cluster, User, and Context
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
index e9d78bbe850..22006aa6c9b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func TestNonExistentCommandLineFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+//nolint:logcheck // Tests klog APIs.
 func TestToleratingMissingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	envVarValue := "bogus"
 	loadingRules := ClientConfigLoadingRules{
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ func TestToleratingMissingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+//nolint:logcheck // Tests klog APIs.
 func TestWarningMissingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	envVarValue := "bogus"
 	t.Setenv(RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, envVarValue)
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ func TestWarningMissingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+//nolint:logcheck // Tests klog APIs.
 func TestNoWarningMissingFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	envVarValue := "bogus"
 	t.Setenv(RecommendedConfigPathEnvVar, envVarValue)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/merged_client_builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/merged_client_builder.go
index 0fc2fd0a0ca..db7bf0a82e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/merged_client_builder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/merged_client_builder.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func (config *DeferredLoadingClientConfig) ClientConfig() (*restclient.Config, e
 
 	// check for in-cluster configuration and use it
 	if config.icc.Possible() {
+		//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 		klog.V(4).Infof("Using in-cluster configuration")
 		return config.icc.ClientConfig()
 	}
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ func (config *DeferredLoadingClientConfig) Namespace() (string, bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	//nolint:logcheck // A helper function like this should not log. But this is probably part of the the established client-go API and not worth changing.
 	klog.V(4).Infof("Using in-cluster namespace")
 
 	// allow the namespace from the service account token directory to be used.