diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index b370d20..a290eef 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -346,6 +346,14 @@
     my_native_coverage := false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(my_clang),true)
+    my_coverage_lib := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)
+else
+    my_coverage_lib := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBGCOV)
+endif
+
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB := $(my_coverage_lib)
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Define PRIVATE_ variables used by multiple module types
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 9d6311e..5f8fd06 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -1475,8 +1475,7 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -1548,8 +1547,7 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
@@ -1595,8 +1593,7 @@
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV)) \
-	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)) \
+	$(if $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_COVERAGE_LIB)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libcompiler_rt.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
diff --git a/core/executable_internal.mk b/core/executable_internal.mk
index 1d576a2..2105f58 100644
--- a/core/executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/executable_internal.mk
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 
 # Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
 my_target_global_ld_dirs := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
-my_target_libprofile_rt := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)
-my_target_libgcov := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBGCOV)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
 my_target_libgcc :=
 else
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@
 endif
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS := $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(my_target_global_ldflags)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT := $(my_target_libprofile_rt)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV := $(my_target_libgcov)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC := $(my_target_libatomic)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_DYNAMIC_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_dynamic_o)
diff --git a/core/shared_library_internal.mk b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
index 075bd02..b9a5e3e 100644
--- a/core/shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
 # Define PRIVATE_ variables from global vars
 my_target_global_ld_dirs := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS)
-my_target_libprofile_rt := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT)
-my_target_libgcov := $($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)TARGET_LIBGCOV)
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_NO_LIBGCC),true)
 my_target_libgcc :=
 else
@@ -68,8 +66,6 @@
 endif
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LD_DIRS := $(my_target_global_ld_dirs)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS := $(my_target_global_ldflags)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBPROFILE_RT := $(my_target_libprofile_rt)
-$(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCOV := $(my_target_libgcov)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC := $(my_target_libgcc)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBATOMIC := $(my_target_libatomic)
 $(linked_module): PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTBEGIN_SO_O := $(my_target_crtbegin_so_o)