diff --git a/cmd/vet/asmdecl.go b/cmd/vet/asmdecl.go
index a32f1d69..001b1770 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/asmdecl.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/asmdecl.go
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func asmCheck(pkg *Package) {
 		for lineno, line := range lines {
 			lineno++
 
-			warnf := func(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-				f.Warnf(token.NoPos, "%s:%d: [%s] %s", f.name, lineno, arch, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+			badf := func(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+				f.Badf(token.NoPos, "%s:%d: [%s] %s", f.name, lineno, arch, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 			}
 
 			if arch == "" {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func asmCheck(pkg *Package) {
 				if fn != nil {
 					size, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[4])
 					if size != fn.size && (m[2] != "7" && !strings.Contains(m[2], "NOSPLIT") || size != 0) {
-						warnf("wrong argument size %d; expected $...-%d", size, fn.size)
+						badf("wrong argument size %d; expected $...-%d", size, fn.size)
 					}
 				}
 				continue
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func asmCheck(pkg *Package) {
 			}
 
 			for _, m := range asmUnnamedFP.FindAllStringSubmatch(line, -1) {
-				warnf("use of unnamed argument %s", m[1])
+				badf("use of unnamed argument %s", m[1])
 			}
 
 			for _, m := range asmNamedFP.FindAllStringSubmatch(line, -1) {
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ func asmCheck(pkg *Package) {
 					}
 					v = fn.varByOffset[off]
 					if v != nil {
-						warnf("unknown variable %s; offset %d is %s+%d(FP)", name, off, v.name, v.off)
+						badf("unknown variable %s; offset %d is %s+%d(FP)", name, off, v.name, v.off)
 					} else {
-						warnf("unknown variable %s", name)
+						badf("unknown variable %s", name)
 					}
 					continue
 				}
-				asmCheckVar(warnf, fn, line, m[0], off, v)
+				asmCheckVar(badf, fn, line, m[0], off, v)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -417,10 +417,10 @@ func (f *File) asmParseDecl(decl *ast.FuncDecl) map[string]*asmFunc {
 }
 
 // asmCheckVar checks a single variable reference.
-func asmCheckVar(warnf func(string, ...interface{}), fn *asmFunc, line, expr string, off int, v *asmVar) {
+func asmCheckVar(badf func(string, ...interface{}), fn *asmFunc, line, expr string, off int, v *asmVar) {
 	m := asmOpcode.FindStringSubmatch(line)
 	if m == nil {
-		warnf("cannot find assembly opcode")
+		badf("cannot find assembly opcode")
 	}
 
 	// Determine operand sizes from instruction.
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func asmCheckVar(warnf func(string, ...interface{}), fn *asmFunc, line, expr str
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintf(&inner, "%s+%d(FP)", vi.name, vi.off)
 		}
-		warnf("invalid offset %s; expected %s+%d(FP)%s", expr, v.name, v.off, inner.String())
+		badf("invalid offset %s; expected %s+%d(FP)%s", expr, v.name, v.off, inner.String())
 		return
 	}
 	if kind != 0 && kind != vk {
@@ -528,6 +528,6 @@ func asmCheckVar(warnf func(string, ...interface{}), fn *asmFunc, line, expr str
 				fmt.Fprintf(&inner, "%s+%d(FP)", vi.name, vi.off)
 			}
 		}
-		warnf("invalid %s of %s; %s is %d-byte value%s", op, expr, vt, vk, inner.String())
+		badf("invalid %s of %s; %s is %d-byte value%s", op, expr, vt, vk, inner.String())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/vet/assign.go b/cmd/vet/assign.go
index a11f0f87..58123a7d 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/assign.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/assign.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (f *File) checkAssignStmt(stmt *ast.AssignStmt) {
 		le := f.gofmt(lhs)
 		re := f.gofmt(rhs)
 		if le == re {
-			f.Warnf(stmt.Pos(), "self-assignment of %s to %s", re, le)
+			f.Badf(stmt.Pos(), "self-assignment of %s to %s", re, le)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/vet/atomic.go b/cmd/vet/atomic.go
index 4ab256f6..dfe3f03c 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/atomic.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/atomic.go
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ func (f *File) checkAtomicAddAssignment(left ast.Expr, call *ast.CallExpr) {
 	}
 
 	if broken {
-		f.Warn(left.Pos(), "direct assignment to atomic value")
+		f.Bad(left.Pos(), "direct assignment to atomic value")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/vet/composite.go b/cmd/vet/composite.go
index 1168d26b..879e6ce6 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/composite.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/composite.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (f *File) checkUnkeyedLiteral(c *ast.CompositeLit) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	f.Warn(c.Pos(), typeString+" composite literal uses unkeyed fields")
+	f.Bad(c.Pos(), typeString+" composite literal uses unkeyed fields")
 }
 
 // pkgPath returns the import path "image/png" for the package name "png".
diff --git a/cmd/vet/copylock.go b/cmd/vet/copylock.go
index d5c20e08..31651eff 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/copylock.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/copylock.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (f *File) checkCopyLocks(d *ast.FuncDecl) {
 	if d.Recv != nil && len(d.Recv.List) > 0 {
 		expr := d.Recv.List[0].Type
 		if path := lockPath(f.pkg.typesPkg, f.pkg.types[expr].Type); path != nil {
-			f.Warnf(expr.Pos(), "%s passes Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
+			f.Badf(expr.Pos(), "%s passes Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (f *File) checkCopyLocks(d *ast.FuncDecl) {
 		for _, field := range d.Type.Params.List {
 			expr := field.Type
 			if path := lockPath(f.pkg.typesPkg, f.pkg.types[expr].Type); path != nil {
-				f.Warnf(expr.Pos(), "%s passes Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
+				f.Badf(expr.Pos(), "%s passes Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (f *File) checkCopyLocks(d *ast.FuncDecl) {
 		for _, field := range d.Type.Results.List {
 			expr := field.Type
 			if path := lockPath(f.pkg.typesPkg, f.pkg.types[expr].Type); path != nil {
-				f.Warnf(expr.Pos(), "%s returns Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
+				f.Badf(expr.Pos(), "%s returns Lock by value: %v", d.Name.Name, path)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/vet/deadcode.go b/cmd/vet/deadcode.go
index f90fc14a..a956930c 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/deadcode.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/deadcode.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (d *deadState) findDead(stmt ast.Stmt) {
 		case *ast.EmptyStmt:
 			// do not warn about unreachable empty statements
 		default:
-			d.f.Warnf(stmt.Pos(), "unreachable code")
+			d.f.Bad(stmt.Pos(), "unreachable code")
 			d.reachable = true // silence error about next statement
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/vet/print.go b/cmd/vet/print.go
index ab96dcf6..b47dbd02 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/print.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/print.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type formatState struct {
 // call.Args[formatIndex] is (well, should be) the format argument.
 func (f *File) checkPrintf(call *ast.CallExpr, name string, formatIndex int) {
 	if formatIndex >= len(call.Args) {
-		f.Warn(call.Pos(), "too few arguments in call to", name)
+		f.Bad(call.Pos(), "too few arguments in call to", name)
 		return
 	}
 	lit := f.pkg.types[call.Args[formatIndex]].Value
diff --git a/cmd/vet/rangeloop.go b/cmd/vet/rangeloop.go
index ecc59542..61fd6ac5 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/rangeloop.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/rangeloop.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func checkRangeLoop(f *File, n *ast.RangeStmt) {
 			return true
 		}
 		if key != nil && id.Obj == key.Obj || val != nil && id.Obj == val.Obj {
-			f.Warn(id.Pos(), "range variable", id.Name, "enclosed by function")
+			f.Bad(id.Pos(), "range variable", id.Name, "enclosed by function")
 		}
 		return true
 	})