diff --git a/CodeCoverage.cmake b/CodeCoverage.cmake
index 6e02717..c05adc8 100644
--- a/CodeCoverage.cmake
+++ b/CodeCoverage.cmake
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ set(CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_COVERAGE
     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the Fortran compiler during coverage builds."
     FORCE )
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-    ${COVERAGE_C_COMPILER_FLAGS}
+    ${COVERAGE_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS}
     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the C++ compiler during coverage builds."
     FORCE )
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-    ${COVERAGE_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS}
+    ${COVERAGE_C_COMPILER_FLAGS}
     CACHE STRING "Flags used by the C compiler during coverage builds."
     FORCE )
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE