diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 19ac1e3..43d2755 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,25 @@
 CODE_COVERAGE_IGNORE_PATTERN += \
     '$(abs_builddir)/src/sdeventplus/internal/sdevent.*'
 export CODE_COVERAGE_IGNORE_PATTERN
+
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_SHOPTS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_SHOPTS_DEFAULT)
+# Use our configuration file for lcov
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_SHOPTS += --config-file $(abs_srcdir)/.lcovrc
+export CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_SHOPTS
+
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS_DEFAULT)
+# Use our configuration file for lcov
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS += --config-file $(abs_srcdir)/.lcovrc
+export CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS
+
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_RMOPTS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_RMOPTS_DEFAULT)
+# Use our configuration file for lcov
+CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_RMOPTS += --config-file $(abs_srcdir)/.lcovrc
+export CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_RMOPTS
+
 CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS_DEFAULT)
+# Use our configuration file for genhtml
+CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS += --config-file $(abs_srcdir)/.lcovrc
 # Don't generate the absolute path for each file in the HTML output
 CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS += --prefix $(abs_srcdir) --prefix $(abs_builddir)
 export CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS