diff --git a/cmake/CodeCoverage.cmake b/cmake/CodeCoverage.cmake
index 0178d68cc0..fcc4d44133 100644
--- a/cmake/CodeCoverage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CodeCoverage.cmake
@@ -466,11 +466,6 @@ function (add_code_coverage_to_target name scope)
     target_compile_options(${name} ${scope} $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${COVERAGE_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS}>
                            $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${COVERAGE_C_COMPILER_FLAGS}>)
 
-    target_link_libraries(
-        ${name}
-        ${scope}
-        $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${COVERAGE_CXX_LINKER_FLAGS}
-        gcov>
-        $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:${COVERAGE_C_LINKER_FLAGS}
-        gcov>)
+    target_link_libraries(${name} ${scope} $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${COVERAGE_CXX_LINKER_FLAGS}>
+                          $<$<LINK_LANGUAGE:C>:${COVERAGE_C_LINKER_FLAGS}>)
 endfunction () # add_code_coverage_to_target