diff --git a/daemons/cmirrord/cluster.c b/daemons/cmirrord/cluster.c
index ef997baf4..74712f351 100644
--- a/daemons/cmirrord/cluster.c
+++ b/daemons/cmirrord/cluster.c
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ static void cpg_message_callback(cpg_handle_t handle, const struct cpg_name *gna
 	    (rq->u_rq.request_type != DM_ULOG_RESUME) &&
 	    (rq->u_rq.request_type != DM_ULOG_CLEAR_REGION) &&
 	    (rq->u_rq.request_type != DM_ULOG_CHECKPOINT_READY)) {
+		/* coverity[suspicious_sizeof] allocation is using varargs data @end */
 		tmp_rq = malloc(DM_ULOG_REQUEST_SIZE);
 		if (!tmp_rq) {
 			/*
@@ -1340,6 +1341,7 @@ static void cpg_join_callback(struct clog_cpg *match,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/* coverity[suspicious_sizeof] allocation is using varargs data @end */
 	rq = malloc(DM_ULOG_REQUEST_SIZE);
 	if (!rq) {
 		LOG_ERROR("cpg_config_callback: "
diff --git a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
index a44c7cff2..f4b52bd96 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ int thin_pool_prepare_metadata(struct logical_volume *metadata_lv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* coverity[secure_temp] until better solution */
 	if (!(f = tmpfile())) {
 		log_error("Cannot create temporary file to prepare metadata.");
 		return 0;