diff --git a/CoverityModel.cpp b/CoverityModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..818aa95ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CoverityModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+void tolua_error (lua_State* L, const char* msg, tolua_Error* err)
+{
+  __coverity_panic__();
+}