diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 4f35f930fc74c44147baaeb45cf74860af05062c..e3192344c2b7c03a6d0f11d0279a24fcf5412de6 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -2621,6 +2621,7 @@ lxcDomainGetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     goto cleanup;
                 break;
 
+            /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
             default:
                 break;
                 /* should not hit here */
@@ -2812,6 +2813,7 @@ lxcDomainGetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                 }
                 break;
 
+            /* coverity[dead_error_begin] */
             default:
                 break;
                 /* should not hit here */