--- a/pkg/spec/config_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/spec/config_linux.go
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ func (c *CreateConfig) createBlockIO() (
 			lwd := spec.LinuxWeightDevice{
 				Weight: &wd.Weight,
 			}
-			lwd.Major = int64(unix.Major(wdStat.Rdev))
-			lwd.Minor = int64(unix.Minor(wdStat.Rdev))
+			lwd.Major = int64(unix.Major(uint64(wdStat.Rdev))) //nolint: unconvert
+			lwd.Minor = int64(unix.Minor(uint64(wdStat.Rdev))) //nolint: unconvert
 			lwds = append(lwds, lwd)
 		}
 		bio.WeightDevice = lwds
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ func makeThrottleArray(throttleInput []s
 		ltd := spec.LinuxThrottleDevice{
 			Rate: t.rate,
 		}
-		ltd.Major = int64(unix.Major(ltdStat.Rdev))
-		ltd.Minor = int64(unix.Minor(ltdStat.Rdev))
+		ltd.Major = int64(unix.Major(uint64(ltdStat.Rdev))) // nolint: unconvert
+		ltd.Minor = int64(unix.Minor(uint64(ltdStat.Rdev))) // nolint: unconvert
 		ltds = append(ltds, ltd)
 	}
 	return ltds, nil
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func finishThrottleDevices(s *specgen.Sp
 			if err := unix.Stat(k, &statT); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(statT.Rdev)))
-			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(statT.Rdev)))
+			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
+			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
 			s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleReadBpsDevice = append(s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleReadBpsDevice, v)
 		}
 	}
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ func finishThrottleDevices(s *specgen.Sp
 			if err := unix.Stat(k, &statT); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(statT.Rdev)))
-			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(statT.Rdev)))
+			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
+			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
 			s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleWriteBpsDevice = append(s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleWriteBpsDevice, v)
 		}
 	}
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ func finishThrottleDevices(s *specgen.Sp
 			if err := unix.Stat(k, &statT); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(statT.Rdev)))
-			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(statT.Rdev)))
+			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
+			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
 			s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleReadIOPSDevice = append(s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleReadIOPSDevice, v)
 		}
 	}
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ func finishThrottleDevices(s *specgen.Sp
 			if err := unix.Stat(k, &statT); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(statT.Rdev)))
-			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(statT.Rdev)))
+			v.Major = (int64(unix.Major(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
+			v.Minor = (int64(unix.Minor(uint64(statT.Rdev)))) // nolint: unconvert
 			s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleWriteIOPSDevice = append(s.ResourceLimits.BlockIO.ThrottleWriteIOPSDevice, v)
 		}
 	}