diff --git a/script/tf-coverity/coverity_tf_conf.py b/script/tf-coverity/coverity_tf_conf.py
index c472cef..58bd5df 100644
--- a/script/tf-coverity/coverity_tf_conf.py
+++ b/script/tf-coverity/coverity_tf_conf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -116,4 +116,9 @@
     ("plat/mediatek/mt8195/plat_sip_calls.c", "Temporarily excluded"),
     ("plat/mediatek/mt8195/plat_topology.", "Temporarily excluded"),
 
+    # Exclude the following files of imx8mq as this platform is dropped
+    # from the CI. Put the files of this platform into a silent status.
+    ("plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/gpc.c", "Not currently used"),
+    ("plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_bl31_setup.c", "Not currently used"),
+    ("plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_psci.c", "Not currently used"),
 ]
diff --git a/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make b/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
index 5d5a925..77186a1 100755
--- a/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
+++ b/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
@@ -322,10 +322,11 @@
 make PLAT=imx8mn $(common_flags) all
 make PLAT=imx8mp $(common_flags) all
 
-# Temporarily building in release mode until the following ticket is resolved:
+# Due to the limited OCRAM space that can be used for TF-A, build test
+# will report failure caused by too small RAM size, so comment out the
+# build test for imx8mq in CI. It can also resolve the following ticket:
 # https://developer.trustedfirmware.org/T626
-# make PLAT=imx8mq $(common_flags) all
-make PLAT=imx8mq $(common_flags release) all
+#make PLAT=imx8mq $(common_flags release) all
 
 make PLAT=imx8qm $(common_flags) all
 make PLAT=imx8qx $(common_flags) all