diff --git a/cf/Makefile.am.common b/cf/Makefile.am.common
index de34f69ee..72b22d304 100644
--- a/cf/Makefile.am.common
+++ b/cf/Makefile.am.common
@@ -296,4 +296,5 @@ heim_verbose_0 = @echo "  GEN    "$@;
 
 if ENABLE_GCOV
 AM_CFLAGS += --coverage --no-inline
+AM_LDFLAGS = -lgcov
 endif