Abstract. Let M be a smooth connected orientable compact surface. Denote by F cov (M, S 1 ) the space of all Morse functions f : M → S 1 having no critical points on ∂M and such that for every connected component V of ∂M , the restriction f : V → S 1 is either a constant map or a covering map. Endow F cov (M, S 1 ) with C ∞ -topology. In this note the connected components of F cov (M, S 1 ) are classified. This result extends the results of S. V. Matveev, V. V. Sharko, and the author for the case of Morse functions being locally constant on ∂M .