diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index d6545f5be..b400cf99f 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -790,6 +790,12 @@ type noCopy struct{}
 // Lock is a no-op used by -copylocks checker from `go vet`.
 func (*noCopy) Lock() {}
 
+// Unlock is a no-op used by -copylocks checker from `go vet`.
+// noCopy should implement sync.Locker from Go 1.11
+// https://github.com/golang/go/commit/c2eba53e7f80df21d51285879d51ab81bcfbf6bc
+// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26165
+func (*noCopy) Unlock() {}
+
 // atomicBool is a wrapper around uint32 for usage as a boolean value with
 // atomic access.
 type atomicBool struct {
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 67b132d2b..b0069251e 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ func TestAtomicBool(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected value to be false")
 	}
 
-	ab._noCopy.Lock() // we've "tested" it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+	// we've "tested" them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+	ab._noCopy.Lock()
+	defer ab._noCopy.Unlock()
 }
 
 func TestAtomicError(t *testing.T) {