diff --git a/src/nvim/event/process.c b/src/nvim/event/process.c
index 60650344ce..fa31024a64 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/process.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/process.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static void flush_stream(Process *proc, Stream *stream)
     }
 
     // Stream can be closed if it is empty.
-    if (num_bytes == stream->num_bytes) {
+    if (num_bytes == stream->num_bytes) {  // -V547
       if (stream->read_cb && !stream->did_eof) {
         // Stream callback could miss EOF handling if a child keeps the stream
         // open. But only send EOF if we haven't already.