diff --git a/include/dwarfs/writer/internal/detail/multi_queue_block_merger_impl.h b/include/dwarfs/writer/internal/detail/multi_queue_block_merger_impl.h
index 160ae34c..2699145f 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/writer/internal/detail/multi_queue_block_merger_impl.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/writer/internal/detail/multi_queue_block_merger_impl.h
@@ -277,9 +277,12 @@ class multi_queue_block_merger_impl : public block_merger_base,
       cached_max_worst_case_source_block_size_.reset();
     }
 
+    // NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-do-while)
+    // This really becomes harder to read if we don't use a do-while loop
     do {
       active_slot_index_ = (active_slot_index_ + 1) % active_slots_.size();
     } while (active_slot_index_ != ix && !active_slots_[active_slot_index_]);
+    // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-do-while)
 
     if constexpr (debug) {
       if (not_last) {
diff --git a/src/tool/pager.cpp b/src/tool/pager.cpp
index 2efd5c35..21f1849a 100644
--- a/src/tool/pager.cpp
+++ b/src/tool/pager.cpp
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ std::optional<pager_program> find_pager_program(os_access const& os) {
 
 void show_in_pager(pager_program const& pager, std::string text) {
   boost::asio::io_context ios;
+  // NOLINTBEGIN(clang-analyzer-unix.BlockInCriticalSection)
   bp::child proc(pager.name.wstring(), bp::args(pager.args),
                  bp::std_in =
                      boost::asio::const_buffer(text.data(), text.size()),
                  bp::std_out > stdout, ios);
+  // NOLINTEND(clang-analyzer-unix.BlockInCriticalSection)
   ios.run();
   proc.wait();
 }