diff --git a/backoff/backoff.go b/backoff/backoff.go
index e79a1ee7..f396898a 100644
--- a/backoff/backoff.go
+++ b/backoff/backoff.go
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ func jitter(n int64) int64 {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	return n/2 + rand.Int63n(n/2)
+	return n/2 + rand.Int63n(n/2) // #nosec G404 -- Use of weak random number generator - we don't need crypto/rand here though.
 }