diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 8e447bfc3..39a9e2e3d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ linters:
   enable:
     - asciicheck
     - bodyclose
-    - depguard
     - dogsled
     - dupl
     - errcheck
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ run:
 
 # do not enable...
 #    - deadcode          # The owner seems to have abandoned the linter. Replaced by "unused".
+#    - depguard          # We don't have a configuration for this yet
 #    - goprintffuncname  # does not catch all cases and there are exceptions
 #    - nakedret          # does not catch all cases and should not fail a build
 #    - gochecknoglobals
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae917777f..08865e055 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CHRONICLE_CMD = $(TEMP_DIR)/chronicle
 GLOW_CMD = $(TEMP_DIR)/glow
 
 # Tool versions #################################
-GOLANGCILINT_VERSION := v1.52.2
+GOLANGCILINT_VERSION := v1.53.2
 GOSIMPORTS_VERSION := v0.3.8
 BOUNCER_VERSION := v0.4.0
 CHRONICLE_VERSION := v0.6.0
diff --git a/syft/internal/fileresolver/unindexed_directory.go b/syft/internal/fileresolver/unindexed_directory.go
index ae2300c5a..31e888913 100644
--- a/syft/internal/fileresolver/unindexed_directory.go
+++ b/syft/internal/fileresolver/unindexed_directory.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (f unindexedDirectoryResolverFS) resolve(filePath string) (resolved string,
 		abs := f.u.absPath(resolved)
 		fi, _, err = f.u.ls.LstatIfPossible(abs)
 		if err != nil {
-			return
+			return resolved, fi, err
 		}
 		for f.u.isSymlink(fi) {
 			if slices.Contains(visited, resolved) {