diff --git a/lib/bind/include/isc/assertions.h b/lib/bind/include/isc/assertions.h
index 9a9b9dec98..4b3335368e 100644
--- a/lib/bind/include/isc/assertions.h
+++ b/lib/bind/include/isc/assertions.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * $Id: assertions.h,v 1.1.206.1 2004/03/09 08:33:30 marka Exp $
+ * $Id: assertions.h,v 1.1.206.2 2008/10/15 03:57:45 marka Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef ASSERTIONS_H
@@ -29,18 +29,19 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef void (*assertion_failure_callback)(const char *, int, assertion_type,
 					   const char *, int);
 
+/* coverity[+kill] */
 extern assertion_failure_callback __assertion_failed;
 void set_assertion_failure_callback(assertion_failure_callback f);
 const char *assertion_type_to_text(assertion_type type);
 
-#ifdef CHECK_ALL
+#if defined(CHECK_ALL) || defined(__COVERITY__)
 #define CHECK_REQUIRE		1
 #define CHECK_ENSURE		1
 #define CHECK_INSIST		1
 #define CHECK_INVARIANT		1
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CHECK_NONE
+#if defined(CHECK_NONE) && !defined(__COVERITY__)
 #define CHECK_REQUIRE		0
 #define CHECK_ENSURE		0
 #define CHECK_INSIST		0
diff --git a/lib/bind/isc/assertions.c b/lib/bind/isc/assertions.c
index f1fb2efe95..264670e107 100644
--- a/lib/bind/isc/assertions.c
+++ b/lib/bind/isc/assertions.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #if !defined(LINT) && !defined(CODECENTER)
-static const char rcsid[] = "$Id: assertions.c,v 1.1.206.1 2004/03/09 08:33:39 marka Exp $";
+static const char rcsid[] = "$Id: assertions.c,v 1.1.206.2 2008/10/15 03:57:45 marka Exp $";
 #endif
 
 #include "port_before.h"
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ assertion_type_to_text(assertion_type type) {
  * Private.
  */
 
+/* coverity[+kill] */
 static void
 default_assertion_failed(const char *file, int line, assertion_type type,
 			 const char *cond, int print_errno)