diff --git a/cc/coverage.go b/cc/coverage.go
index c03a568..b6451ee 100644
--- a/cc/coverage.go
+++ b/cc/coverage.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 	IsNativeCoverageNeeded(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool
 	PreventInstall()
 	HideFromMake()
+	MarkAsCoverageVariant(bool)
 }
 
 func coverageMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
 		// module which are split into "" and "cov" variants. e.g. when cc_test refers
 		// to an APEX via 'data' property.
 		m := mctx.CreateVariations("", "cov")
+		m[0].(Coverage).MarkAsCoverageVariant(true)
 		m[0].(Coverage).PreventInstall()
 		m[0].(Coverage).HideFromMake()
 	}