diff --git a/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake b/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
index dfa95368a8d..eb71e3c782e 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/TokuSetupCompiler.cmake
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)
     foreach(lib ${ARGN})
       add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${lib} COMPILE_FLAGS --coverage)
       add_space_separated_property(TARGET ${lib} LINK_FLAGS --coverage)
-      target_link_libraries(${lib} LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES gcov)
+      target_link_libraries(${lib} gcov)
     endforeach(lib)
   endif (USE_GCOV)
 endfunction(maybe_add_gcov_to_libraries)