diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index 1094670..e1e9b51 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 		PyErr_NoMemory();
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	/* coverity[ampersand_in_size] */
 	return PyObject_NEW_VAR(PyLongObject, &PyLong_Type, size);
 }