diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 6215067..a0ab255 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
 	ndkLateStubDepTag     = dependencyTag{name: "ndk late stub", library: true}
 	vndkExtDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "vndk extends", library: true}
 	runtimeDepTag         = dependencyTag{name: "runtime lib"}
+	coverageDepTag        = dependencyTag{name: "coverage"}
 )
 
 // Module contains the properties and members used by all C/C++ module types, and implements
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@
 		flags = c.sanitize.flags(ctx, flags)
 	}
 	if c.coverage != nil {
-		flags = c.coverage.flags(ctx, flags)
+		flags, deps = c.coverage.flags(ctx, flags, deps)
 	}
 	if c.lto != nil {
 		flags = c.lto.flags(ctx, flags)