diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 49577e0cb..9fee8716a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         CXXFLAGS: "-O0 --coverage -fno-inline -fno-inline-small-functions -fno-default-inline"
         CXX: g++
       run: |
-        cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=ON ..
+        cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_LIB=ON ..
         make -j4
     - name: Run tests
       working-directory: build