diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 694b6373a..88758dcee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ option(ENABLE_ZMQ_TEST       "Enable ZMQ based E2E tests"               OFF)
 option(BUILD_STATIC          "Attempt to statically link external deps" OFF)
 option(RPATH                 "Enable RPATH"                             OFF)
 option(ENABLE_ASAN           "Enable gcc/clang address sanitizer"       OFF)
-option(ENABLE_GCOV           "Enable gcc/clang address sanitizer"       OFF)
+option(ENABLE_GCOV           "Enable gcov"                              OFF)
 option(ENABLE_MSAN           "Enable clang memory sanitizer"            OFF)
 option(ENABLE_TSAN           "Enable clang thread sanitizer"            OFF)
 option(ENABLE_TIDY           "Enable clang tidy"                        OFF)