diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aaaafd529ec30b0f7e3c98c9116319a7bc86576e..78b748c71b260496ae48d47853413f837223e9a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if(UNIX)
   # set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror")
 
   # set C compiler
-  if(GCC OR GCOV)
+  if(GCC)
     find_program(cc NAMES gcc-13 gcc REQUIRED)
   else()
     find_program(cc NAMES clang-18 clang REQUIRED)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15002c5ece528d7ad5ce8172ed240f9cd20651bb..42dcd8dd0d04e96b3e62126de1d1e0f6aadda13c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ LDFLAGS  += -g3
 endif
 
 ifeq "$(GCOV)" "1"
-CC       = gcc
 CFLAGS  += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fprofile-update=atomic
 LDFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fprofile-update=atomic
 endif