diff --git a/device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c b/device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
index df91bb5fd..fa105761f 100644
--- a/device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
+++ b/device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
@@ -1697,6 +1697,7 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	dmt->uuid = NULL;
 	free(dmt->mangled_uuid);
 	dmt->mangled_uuid = NULL;
+	/* coverity[double_free] recursive function call */
 	_dm_task_free_targets(dmt);
 
 	if (dm_task_run(dmt))
@@ -1708,6 +1709,7 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	dmt->uuid = NULL;
 	free(dmt->mangled_uuid);
 	dmt->mangled_uuid = NULL;
+	/* coverity[double_free] recursive function call */
 	_dm_task_free_targets(dmt);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
index 9f37d2602..abc6d3379 100644
--- a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
+++ b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
@@ -1560,6 +1560,7 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	dmt->uuid = NULL;
 	dm_free(dmt->mangled_uuid);
 	dmt->mangled_uuid = NULL;
+	/* coverity[double_free] recursive function call */
 	_dm_task_free_targets(dmt);
 
 	if (dm_task_run(dmt))
@@ -1571,6 +1572,7 @@ static int _create_and_load_v4(struct dm_task *dmt)
 	dmt->uuid = NULL;
 	dm_free(dmt->mangled_uuid);
 	dmt->mangled_uuid = NULL;
+	/* coverity[double_free] recursive function call */
 	_dm_task_free_targets(dmt);
 
 	/*