diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6f856a949..0ac420c94 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ endif
 # Code coverage
 
 if get_option('gcov')
-  add_languages('cpp')
+  add_languages('cpp', native: false)
   add_project_arguments('--coverage', language: ['c', 'cpp'])
   add_project_link_arguments('--coverage', language: ['c', 'cpp'])
 endif