diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index b54f9ae4d..bfe4035a4 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -1895,6 +1895,7 @@ static int _lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
+	/* coverity[format_string_injection] lv name is already validated */
 	ret = lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(cmd, lv, handle);
 
 	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED) {
@@ -1967,6 +1968,7 @@ static int _lvcreate_and_attach_cache_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
+	/* coverity[format_string_injection] lv name is already validated */
 	ret = lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(cmd, lv, handle);
 
 	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED) {
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index 7133d4439..f99df60f6 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -3529,6 +3529,7 @@ int process_each_lv_in_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 
 			log_very_verbose("Processing historical LV %s in VG %s.", glvl->glv->historical->name, vg->name);
 
+			/* coverity[format_string_injection] lv name is already validated */
 			ret = process_single_lv(cmd, &_historical_lv, handle);
 			if (handle_supplied)
 				_update_selection_result(handle, &whole_selected);