diff --git a/src/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_encode_utf8_string.c b/src/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_encode_utf8_string.c
index ec4f3e7..7a782f1 100644
--- a/src/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_encode_utf8_string.c
+++ b/src/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_encode_utf8_string.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ int der_encode_utf8_string(const wchar_t *in,  unsigned long inlen,
       out[x++] = (unsigned char)((len>>8)&255);
       out[x++] = (unsigned char)(len&255);
    } else {
+       /* coverity[dead_error_line] */
       return CRYPT_INVALID_ARG;
    }