diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index a4af7aa..840dd49 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@
 var _ cc.Coverage = (*apexBundle)(nil)
 
 func (a *apexBundle) IsNativeCoverageNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool {
-	return ctx.Device() && (ctx.DeviceConfig().NativeCoverageEnabled() || ctx.DeviceConfig().ClangCoverageEnabled())
+	return ctx.Device() && ctx.DeviceConfig().NativeCoverageEnabled()
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) PreventInstall() {
diff --git a/apex/vndk_test.go b/apex/vndk_test.go
index 05cdfcd..60b6ed5 100644
--- a/apex/vndk_test.go
+++ b/apex/vndk_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 
 	t.Run("VNDK APEX supports coverage variants", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx, _ := testApex(t, bp, func(fs map[string][]byte, config android.Config) {
+			config.TestProductVariables.GcovCoverage = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 			config.TestProductVariables.Native_coverage = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 		})