diff --git a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
index 331bbfa5ce..64f55ffd6b 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func (l *splunkLogger) tryPostMessages(ctx context.Context, messages []*splunkMe
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", l.url, bytes.NewBuffer(buffer.Bytes()))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, l.url, bytes.NewBuffer(buffer.Bytes()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
index db1e905a73..fa9b6cb6bf 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestNewWithProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	proxyFunc := splunkLogger.transport.Proxy
 	assert.Assert(t, proxyFunc != nil)
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", splunkURL, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, splunkURL, nil)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	proxyURL, err := proxyFunc(req)