diff --git a/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata.go b/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata.go
index 93013327b6cf..427b02fe9c0d 100644
--- a/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata.go
+++ b/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func NewMetadata(labels []MetadataLabel, podsMetadata *v1.PodList,
 			allContainersCPURequestsDefined := true
 			allContainersMemoryLimitsDefined := true
 			allContainersMemoryRequestsDefined := true
-			for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-				// nolint G601
+			for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+				container := pod.Spec.Containers[i]
 				containerResource := getContainerResources(&container.Resources)
 
 				if allContainersCPULimitsDefined && containerResource.cpuLimit == 0 {