diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cab5a889b9..b37a1de914 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ if (("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang") OR ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}"
 		CACHE STRING "Flags used for linking binaries during coverage builds" FORCE)
 else()
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-		"--coverage -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0 -fno-default-inline -fprofile-abs-path -fno-inline -fno-inline-small-functions -fno-elide-constructors"
+		# Add when GCC 9 or later is available as part of the default toolchain:  -fprofile-abs-path
+		"--coverage -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -O0 -fno-default-inline -fno-inline -fno-inline-small-functions -fno-elide-constructors"
 		CACHE STRING "Flags used by the C++ compiler during coverage builds" FORCE)
 	set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE
 		"--coverage -ftest-coverage -lgcov"