diff --git a/examples/falcon_sensor_download/main.go b/examples/falcon_sensor_download/main.go
index f15a0942..00c743c3 100644
--- a/examples/falcon_sensor_download/main.go
+++ b/examples/falcon_sensor_download/main.go
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ func download(client *client.CrowdStrikeAPISpecification, sensor *models.DomainS
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+		// (ignore possibly false positive https://github.com/securego/gosec/issues/714)
+		if err := file.Close(); err != nil { // #nosec
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error closing file: %s\n", err)
 		}
 	}()