diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5d257bcf9f06..98a185323bae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jgautheron/goconst v0.0.0-20201117150253-ccae5bf973f3
 	github.com/jingyugao/rowserrcheck v0.0.0-20210130005344-c6a0c12dd98d
 	github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name v0.0.0-20191110105641-45db9963cdd3
-	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6
+	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0
 	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.4.0
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ require (
 	mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/unparam v0.0.0-20200501210554-b37ab49443f7
 )
+
+replace github.com/kisielk/errcheck => ../errcheck
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b114f31877b..1a10c5bb8263 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible h1:xdiiI2gbIgH/gLH7ADydsJ1uDOEzR8yvV7
 github.com/jtolds/gls v4.20.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:QJZ7F/aHp+rZTRtaJ1ow/lLfFfVYBRgL+9YlvaHOwJU=
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EZBBE59ingxPouuu3KfxchcWSUPOHkagtvWXihfKN4Q=
-github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6 h1:xTtI6aTIJw4hFL7n86of8l0vJ5O36Tj4G8izQHYPu1k=
-github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0-alpha.0.20201210184435-7e1276f76cf6/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0 h1:e8esj/e4R+SAOwFwN+n3zr0nYeCyeweozKfO23MvHzY=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0 h1:AV2c/EiW3KqPNT9ZKl07ehoAGi4C5/01Cfbblndcapg=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.10.7/go.mod h1:aoV0uJVorq1K+umq18yTdKaF57EivdYsUV+/s2qKfXs=
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2 h1:/jJRv0TiqPoEy/Y8dQxCFJhD56uS/pnvtat
 github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2/go.mod h1:ZPqNm1fVHPllh5LPVujzbVz1JN2GhLxSfY+oqUsvG30=
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8 h1:5Ry/at+eFdkX9Vsdw3qU4YkvGtzuVfzT4X7S77LoN/M=
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8/go.mod h1:1tUcJeiioIs7VWe5gcOObrux3lb66+sBqGZrRkMwPgg=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0 h1:X5PMW56eZitiTeO7tKzZxFCSpbFZJtkMMooicw2us9A=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0 h1:X5PMW56eZitiTeO7tKzZxFCSpbFZJtkMMooicw2us9A=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.9.0/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20181002194514-a7b3b318ed4e/go.mod h1:7rIyQOR62GCctdiQpZ/zOJlFyk6y+94wXzv6RNZgaR4=
@@ -496,9 +494,6 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200520004742-59133d7f0dd7/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200602114024-627f9648deb9/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/N6yyVIVM9cpaDIP3A8BGJEC5A=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200822124328-c89045814202/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974 h1:IX6qOQeG5uLjB/hjjwjedwfjND0hgjPMMyO1RoIXQNI=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974 h1:IX6qOQeG5uLjB/hjjwjedwfjND0hgjPMMyO1RoIXQNI=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201202161906-c7110b5ffcbb h1:eBmm0M9fYhWpKZLjQUUKka/LtIxf46G4fxeEz5KJr9U=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201202161906-c7110b5ffcbb/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
@@ -538,8 +533,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200519105757-fe76b779f299/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200602225109-6fdc65e7d980/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f h1:+Nyd8tzPX9R7BWHguqsrbFdRx3WQ/1ib8I44HXV5yTA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201024232916-9f70ab9862d5/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4 h1:myAQVi0cGEoqQVR5POX+8RR2mrocKqNN1hmeMqhX27k=
@@ -547,8 +540,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210119212857-b64e53b001e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.1-0.20180807135948-17ff2d5776d2/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.3 h1:cokOdA+Jmi5PJGXLlLllQSgYigAEfHXJAERHVMaCc2k=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.4 h1:0YWbFKbhXG/wIiuHDSKpS0Iy7FSA+u45VtBMfQcFTTc=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.4/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go b/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
index 0c16f3c2f633..d44e14ac5ad5 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/errcheck.go
@@ -55,25 +55,31 @@ func NewErrcheck() *goanalysis.Linter {
 				TypesInfo: pass.TypesInfo,
 			}
 
-			errcheckIssues := checker.CheckPackage(pkg)
+			errcheckIssues := checker.CheckPackage(pkg).Unique()
 			if len(errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors) == 0 {
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 
-			issues := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors))
-			for _, i := range errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors {
+			issues := make([]goanalysis.Issue, len(errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors))
+			for i, err := range errcheckIssues.UncheckedErrors {
 				var text string
-				if i.FuncName != "" {
-					text = fmt.Sprintf("Error return value of %s is not checked", formatCode(i.FuncName, lintCtx.Cfg))
+				if err.FuncName != "" {
+					text = fmt.Sprintf(
+						"Error return value of %s is not checked",
+						formatCode(err.SelectorName, lintCtx.Cfg),
+					)
 				} else {
 					text = "Error return value is not checked"
 				}
 
-				issues = append(issues, goanalysis.NewIssue(&result.Issue{
-					FromLinter: linterName,
-					Text:       text,
-					Pos:        i.Pos,
-				}, pass))
+				issues[i] = goanalysis.NewIssue(
+					&result.Issue{
+						FromLinter: linterName,
+						Text:       text,
+						Pos:        err.Pos,
+					},
+					pass,
+				)
 			}
 
 			mu.Lock()
diff --git a/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go b/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
index e8e323cbe649..461fd48b1566 100644
--- a/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
+++ b/test/testdata/errcheck_exclude.go
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ func TestErrcheckExclude() []byte {
 }
 
 func TestErrcheckNoExclude() []byte {
-	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `io/ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
+	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
 	return ret
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
index 097d0cd58bdc..8528d78bae32 100644
--- a/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
+++ b/test/testdata/errcheck_ignore.go
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ func TestErrcheckIgnoreIoutil() []byte {
 }
 
 func TestErrcheckNoIgnoreIoutil() []byte {
-	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `io/ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
+	ret, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(nil) // ERROR "Error return value of `ioutil.ReadAll` is not checked"
 	return ret
 }