diff --git a/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go b/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 5950572a7..6b4e2a630 100644
--- a/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerPublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *cs
 
 // CreateSnapshot creates the snapshot in backend and stores metadata
 // in store
+// nolint: gocyclo
 func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateSnapshotRequest) (*csi.CreateSnapshotResponse, error) {
 
 	if err := cs.validateSnapshotReq(req); err != nil {