diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9a9397425d9783cb985dc9cf3a20d885d50870c..d31439f9023648a49368c4138dd6397a36b648f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ LDFLAGS  += -g3
 endif
 
 ifeq "$(COVERAGE)" "1"
-CC       = gcc
 CFLAGS  += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fprofile-update=atomic
 LDFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fprofile-update=atomic
 endif