diff --git a/platform/linux/mapboxgl-app.gypi b/platform/linux/mapboxgl-app.gypi
index 449329932..4f9c6317c 100644
--- a/platform/linux/mapboxgl-app.gypi
+++ b/platform/linux/mapboxgl-app.gypi
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
           'configurations': {
             'Debug': {
               'xcode_settings': {
-                'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [ '-lgcov' ],
+                'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [ '--coverage' ],
               },
             },
           },