diff --git a/bool.go b/bool.go
index 1bf3fa0..9cf1914 100644
--- a/bool.go
+++ b/bool.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 // Bool is an atomic type-safe wrapper for bool values.
 type Bool struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v Uint32
 }
diff --git a/duration.go b/duration.go
index 30ed6aa..027cfcb 100644
--- a/duration.go
+++ b/duration.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 // Duration is an atomic type-safe wrapper for time.Duration values.
 type Duration struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v Int64
 }
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index cedbc91..a6166fb 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package atomic
 
 // Error is an atomic type-safe wrapper for error values.
 type Error struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v Value
 }
diff --git a/float64.go b/float64.go
index fb33e90..0719060 100644
--- a/float64.go
+++ b/float64.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 // Float64 is an atomic type-safe wrapper for float64 values.
 type Float64 struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v Uint64
 }
diff --git a/int32.go b/int32.go
index 357f178..18ae564 100644
--- a/int32.go
+++ b/int32.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // Int32 is an atomic wrapper around int32.
 type Int32 struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v int32
 }
diff --git a/int64.go b/int64.go
index 8448018..2bcbbfa 100644
--- a/int64.go
+++ b/int64.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // Int64 is an atomic wrapper around int64.
 type Int64 struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v int64
 }
diff --git a/internal/gen-atomicint/main.go b/internal/gen-atomicint/main.go
index 4ffcb94..211cd34 100644
--- a/internal/gen-atomicint/main.go
+++ b/internal/gen-atomicint/main.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ import (
 
 // {{ .Name }} is an atomic wrapper around {{ .Wrapped }}.
 type {{ .Name }} struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v {{ .Wrapped }}
 }
diff --git a/internal/gen-atomicwrapper/main.go b/internal/gen-atomicwrapper/main.go
index 0bb180e..862c411 100644
--- a/internal/gen-atomicwrapper/main.go
+++ b/internal/gen-atomicwrapper/main.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ import (
 
 // {{ .Name }} is an atomic type-safe wrapper for {{ .Type }} values.
 type {{ .Name }} struct{
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v {{ .Wrapped }}
 }
diff --git a/nocmp_test.go b/nocmp_test.go
index 267119e..d4be166 100644
--- a/nocmp_test.go
+++ b/nocmp_test.go
@@ -77,14 +77,13 @@ func TestNocmpComparability(t *testing.T) {
 
 // nocmp must not add to the size of a struct in-memory.
 func TestNocmpSize(t *testing.T) {
-	type x struct{ i int }
+	type x struct{ _ int }
 
 	before := reflect.TypeOf(x{}).Size()
 
 	type y struct {
-		nocmp
-
-		x x
+		_ nocmp
+		_ x
 	}
 
 	after := reflect.TypeOf(y{}).Size()
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func TestNocmpSize(t *testing.T) {
 //   var x atomic.Int32
 //   x = atomic.NewInt32(1)
 func TestNocmpCopy(t *testing.T) {
-	type foo struct{ nocmp }
+	type foo struct{ _ nocmp }
 
 	t.Run("struct copy", func(t *testing.T) {
 		a := foo{}
diff --git a/string.go b/string.go
index 8e3ac35..225b7a2 100644
--- a/string.go
+++ b/string.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package atomic
 
 // String is an atomic type-safe wrapper for string values.
 type String struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v Value
 }
diff --git a/uint32.go b/uint32.go
index 3fbb696..a973aba 100644
--- a/uint32.go
+++ b/uint32.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // Uint32 is an atomic wrapper around uint32.
 type Uint32 struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v uint32
 }
diff --git a/uint64.go b/uint64.go
index 7cec96b..3b6c71f 100644
--- a/uint64.go
+++ b/uint64.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // Uint64 is an atomic wrapper around uint64.
 type Uint64 struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 
 	v uint64
 }
diff --git a/value.go b/value.go
index 5c32903..671f3a3 100644
--- a/value.go
+++ b/value.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import "sync/atomic"
 // Value shadows the type of the same name from sync/atomic
 // https://godoc.org/sync/atomic#Value
 type Value struct {
-	nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 	atomic.Value
+
+	_ nocmp // disallow non-atomic comparison
 }