diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 37b5bbb5..b0a974a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ script:
  - mkdir build
  - cd build
  - cmake -D STATIC=$STATIC -D BENCHMARKS=$BENCHMARKS -D SAMPLES=$SAMPLES -D COVERAGE=$COVERAGE -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$COMPILER -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
- - cmake --build .
+ - make VERBOSE=1
  - ./tests/xlnt.test
 
 after_success:
- - strings tests/xlnt.test | grep gcda
+ - find . -name "*.gcda"
+ - pwd
  - lcov --compat-libtool --directory source/CMakeFiles/xlnt.dir --capture --output-file coverage.info --gcov-tool /usr/bin/gcov-6
  - coveralls-lcov coverage.info
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b2791400..22c2eaac 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set(RUNNER "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/runner-autogen.cpp")
 set_source_files_properties(${RUNNER} PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
 
 if(COVERAGE)
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -lgcov --coverage")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage")
 endif()
 
 set(CXXTEST_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../third-party/cxxtest)