diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index c00e0bcd9..b15ce840c 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1748,7 +1748,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX_LINK) \
   $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES) \
   $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-  $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),-lgcov) \
   $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_HOST_LIBPROFILE_RT)) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES) \
   -o $@ \
@@ -1892,7 +1891,6 @@ $(hide) $(PRIVATE_CXX_LINK) \
   $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES) \
   $(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-  $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),-lgcov) \
   $(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_HOST_LIBPROFILE_RT)) \
   $(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES) \
   $(foreach path,$(PRIVATE_RPATHS), \