diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 534a4c0fbaa..4c28196bf3d 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     FREEBSD_UPDATE \
     FTP \
     GAMES \
-    GCOV \
     GDB \
     GNU_DIFF \
     GNU_GREP \
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS = \
     EXPERIMENTAL \
     GCC \
     GCC_BOOTSTRAP \
+    GCOV \
     GNUCXX \
     GNU_GREP_COMPAT \
     GPL_DTC \