diff --git a/fixtures/golint/error-return.go b/fixtures/golint/error-return.go
index b6a0eda..783ab74 100644
--- a/fixtures/golint/error-return.go
+++ b/fixtures/golint/error-return.go
@@ -41,3 +41,13 @@ func l() (int, error, int) { // MATCH /error should be the last type when return
 func m() (x int, err error, y int) { // MATCH /error should be the last type when returning multiple items/
 	return 0, nil, 0
 }
+
+// Check for multiple error returns but with errors at the end.
+func n() (int, error, error) { // ok
+	return 0, nil, nil
+}
+
+// Check for multiple error returns mixed in order, but keeping one error at last position.
+func o() (int, error, int, error) { // ok
+	return 0, nil, 0, nil
+}
diff --git a/rule/error-return.go b/rule/error-return.go
index df847b3..737d8c6 100644
--- a/rule/error-return.go
+++ b/rule/error-return.go
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ func (w lintErrorReturn) Visit(n ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 	if len(ret) <= 1 {
 		return w
 	}
+	if isIdent(ret[len(ret)-1].Type, "error") {
+		return nil
+	}
 	// An error return parameter should be the last parameter.
 	// Flag any error parameters found before the last.
 	for _, r := range ret[:len(ret)-1] {