diff --git a/utils_linux.go b/utils_linux.go
index 0cac09f5924..ea8b8ebf44c 100644
--- a/utils_linux.go
+++ b/utils_linux.go
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ func getDefaultImagePath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(cwd, "checkpoint")
 }
 
-// newProcess returns a new libcontainer Process with the arguments from the
-// spec and stdio from the current process.
-func newProcess(p specs.Process) (*libcontainer.Process, error) {
+// newProcess converts [specs.Process] to [libcontainer.Process].
+func newProcess(p *specs.Process) (*libcontainer.Process, error) {
 	lp := &libcontainer.Process{
 		Args: p.Args,
 		Env:  p.Env,
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ func (r *runner) run(config *specs.Process) (int, error) {
 	if err = r.checkTerminal(config); err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
-	process, err := newProcess(*config)
+	process, err := newProcess(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}