diff --git a/src/unix/fontenum.cpp b/src/unix/fontenum.cpp
index 3f4f7ae079..a72dfdf81e 100644
--- a/src/unix/fontenum.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/fontenum.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static bool ProcessFamiliesFromFontList(wxFontEnumerator *This,
             continue;
         }
 
+        // coverity[returned_null]
         char *dash = strchr(font + 1, '-');
         char *family = dash + 1;
         dash = strchr(family, '-');