diff --git a/.lcov-config b/.lcov-config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb631ac58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lcov-config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+geninfo_auto_base = 1
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 34b9ace1c9..08d87016d0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ lcov-reset:
 
 lcov-report:
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/coverage
-	lcov --capture --compat-libtool --no-external --output-file $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.info --directory $(top_builddir) --base-directory $(top_srcdir)/src/
+	lcov --capture --compat-libtool --no-external --config-file .lcov-config --output-file $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.info --directory $(top_builddir)
 	lcov --remove $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.info '*.h' --output-file $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.cleaned.info
 	lcov --remove $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.cleaned.info '*/tests/*' --output-file $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.cleaned2.info
 	lcov --remove $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.cleaned2.info '*NONE*' --output-file $(top_builddir)/coverage/coverage.cleaned3.info