diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 1d7bb07..31152fd 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:$(SRC_PATH)/%.$(SRC_EXT)=$(BUILD_PATH)/%.o)
 DEPS = $(OBJECTS:.o=.d)
 
 # flags #
-COMPILE_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -O0 -MMD -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -g -lgcov
+COMPILE_FLAGS = -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -g
 INCLUDES = -I include/ -I ../include/ -I /usr/local/include
 # Space-separated pkg-config libraries used by this project
-LIBS =
+LIBS = -lgcov
 
 .PHONY: default_target
 default_target: debug