diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c745fc1bf..ad78c58ed1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
     set(CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS "-O0" "-g" "-fprofile-arcs")
     if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 4.1)
       list(APPEND CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS "--coverage")
-      set(CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS "--coverage")
     else()
       list(APPEND CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS "-ftest-coverage")
     endif()