diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile.am b/src/tools/Makefile.am
index 27e801a2..2ea6376f 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@ endif
 
 include Makefile.inc
 
-LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/libcares.la
+# We're not interested in code coverage of the test apps themselves, but need
+# to link with gcov if building with code coverage enabled
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/libcares.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
 
 ahost_SOURCES = ahost.c $(SAMPLESOURCES) $(SAMPLEHEADERS)
-ahost_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-ahost_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
-ahost_LIBS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+ahost_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+ahost_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
 adig_SOURCES = adig.c $(SAMPLESOURCES) $(SAMPLEHEADERS)
-adig_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-adig_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
-adig_LIBS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+adig_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+adig_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
 acountry_SOURCES = acountry.c $(SAMPLESOURCES) $(SAMPLEHEADERS)
-acountry_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
-acountry_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
-acountry_LIBS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
+acountry_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+acountry_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 1fe8b2d3..504e65e4 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -31,21 +31,19 @@ libgmock_la_CPPFLAGS = -isystem $(srcdir)/gmock-1.11.0
 noinst_PROGRAMS = arestest aresfuzz aresfuzzname dnsdump
 EXTRA_DIST = fuzzcheck.sh CMakeLists.txt Makefile.m32 Makefile.msvc README.md buildconf $(srcdir)/fuzzinput/* $(srcdir)/fuzznames/*
 arestest_SOURCES = $(TESTSOURCES) $(TESTHEADERS)
-arestest_LDADD = libgmock.la $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
 # Not interested in coverage of test code, but linking the test binary needs the coverage option
+arestest_LDADD = libgmock.la $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/aminclude_static.am
-arestest_LIBS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
-
 
 aresfuzz_SOURCES = $(FUZZSOURCES)
-aresfuzz_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la
+aresfuzz_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
 
 aresfuzzname_SOURCES = $(FUZZNAMESOURCES)
-aresfuzzname_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la
+aresfuzzname_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
 
 dnsdump_SOURCES = $(DUMPSOURCES)
-dnsdump_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la
+dnsdump_LDADD = $(ARES_BLD_DIR)/src/lib/libcares.la $(CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS)
 
 test: check