diff --git a/cmake/sanitize.cmake b/cmake/sanitize.cmake
index 3f111bc65c4..d8d211b9329 100644
--- a/cmake/sanitize.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sanitize.cmake
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ option(WITH_COVERAGE "Instrumentation for code coverage with default implementat
 if (WITH_COVERAGE)
     message (STATUS "Enabled instrumentation for code coverage")
     set(COVERAGE_FLAGS "SHELL:-fprofile-instr-generate -fcoverage-mapping")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fprofile-instr-generate -fcoverage-mapping")
 endif()
 
 option (SANITIZE_COVERAGE "Instrumentation for code coverage with custom callbacks" OFF)