diff --git a/scripts/coverity-scan/COMPONENTS.md b/scripts/coverity-scan/COMPONENTS.md
index a61d011d9a..3aad9cdfaf 100644
--- a/scripts/coverity-scan/COMPONENTS.md
+++ b/scripts/coverity-scan/COMPONENTS.md
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ qemu-ga
 scsi
   ~ (/qemu)?(/scsi/.*|/hw/scsi/.*|/include/hw/scsi/.*)
 
-slirp
-  ~ (/qemu)?(/.*slirp.*)
+slirp (component should be ignored in analysis)
+  ~ (/qemu)?(/slirp/.*)
 
 tcg
   ~ (/qemu)?(/accel/tcg/.*|/replay/.*|/(.*/)?softmmu.*)