diff --git a/cc/coverage.go b/cc/coverage.go
index c823324..1eac8a0 100644
--- a/cc/coverage.go
+++ b/cc/coverage.go
@@ -103,10 +103,14 @@
 			// For static libraries, the only thing that changes our object files
 			// are included whole static libraries, so check to see if any of
 			// those have coverage enabled.
-			ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(wholeStaticDepTag, func(m android.Module) {
-				if cc, ok := m.(*Module); ok && cc.coverage != nil {
-					if cc.coverage.linkCoverage {
-						cov.linkCoverage = true
+			ctx.VisitDirectDeps(func(m android.Module) {
+				if depTag, ok := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(m).(libraryDependencyTag); ok {
+					if depTag.static() && depTag.wholeStatic {
+						if cc, ok := m.(*Module); ok && cc.coverage != nil {
+							if cc.coverage.linkCoverage {
+								cov.linkCoverage = true
+							}
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			})