diff --git a/stand/libsa/environment.c b/stand/libsa/environment.c
index 83349f1a8fe5..36409cc0add1 100644
--- a/stand/libsa/environment.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/environment.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ env_setenv(const char *name, int flags, const void *value,
     return(0);
 }
 
+/* coverity[ -tainted_string_return_content ] */
 char *
 getenv(const char *name)
 {