diff --git a/vpn/serdes.go b/vpn/serdes.go
index 0be9247150289..a058ee71e637e 100644
--- a/vpn/serdes.go
+++ b/vpn/serdes.go
@@ -103,12 +103,16 @@ func (s *serdes[_, _, _]) closeIdempotent() {
 	})
 }
 
+// Close closes the serdes
+// nolint: revive
 func (s *serdes[_, _, _]) Close() error {
 	s.closeIdempotent()
 	s.wg.Wait()
 	return nil
 }
 
+// start starts the goroutines that serialize and deserialize to the conn.
+// nolint: revive
 func (s *serdes[_, _, _]) start() {
 	s.wg.Add(2)
 	go func() {
diff --git a/vpn/speaker.go b/vpn/speaker.go
index bb6fa9659b6c2..98a623df50e4d 100644
--- a/vpn/speaker.go
+++ b/vpn/speaker.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func (s *speaker[S, R, _]) recvFromSerdes() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Close closes the speaker
 // nolint: revive
 func (s *speaker[_, _, _]) Close() error {
 	s.cancel()