diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 1840530818..7dce3aea87 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ if(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
     endif()
   endif()
   if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_STATIC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
   endif()
 
   target_include_directories(${LIB_STATIC} INTERFACE
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     endif()
   endif()
   if(CURL_CODE_COVERAGE)
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
-    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_OBJECT} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_MACROS})
+    set_property(TARGET ${LIB_SHARED} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${CURL_COVERAGE_CFLAGS})
     if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.13)
       target_link_options(${LIB_SHARED} PRIVATE ${CURL_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS})
     else()