diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index d9d2ab2..d5e8fec 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -492,16 +492,19 @@ struct DummyStream
 	}
 };
 
+#ifdef __COVERITY__
+// Coverity doesn't like this macro - CID 393138: Big parameter passed by value (PASS_BY_VALUE)
+#define SIDE_EFFECT_CHECK(level, ...)
+#else
 #define SIDE_EFFECT_CHECK(level, ...) \
-	do { \
-		if (0) { \
-			MSVC_PRAGMA(warning(suppress:26444)) \
-			[=]() { \
-				log::DummyStream x; \
-				x << (level) << __VA_ARGS__; \
-			}; \
-		} \
-	} while (0)
+	if (0) { \
+		MSVC_PRAGMA(warning(suppress:26444)) \
+		[=]() { \
+			log::DummyStream x; \
+			x << (level) << __VA_ARGS__; \
+		}; \
+	}
+#endif
 
 #ifdef P2POOL_LOG_DISABLE