diff --git a/src/basic/errno-util.h b/src/basic/errno-util.h
index 5609820b88..3f2d0af56d 100644
--- a/src/basic/errno-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/errno-util.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static inline int negative_errno(void) {
 
 static inline const char *strerror_safe(int error) {
         /* 'safe' here does NOT mean thread safety. */
-        return strerror(abs(error));
+        return strerror(abs(error)); /* lgtm [cpp/potentially-dangerous-function] */
 }
 
 static inline int errno_or_else(int fallback) {