diff --git a/config/cmake/CTestCustom.cmake b/config/cmake/CTestCustom.cmake
index f29416ac833..2d9177abd6e 100644
--- a/config/cmake/CTestCustom.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/CTestCustom.cmake
@@ -192,3 +192,9 @@ set (CTEST_CUSTOM_MEMCHECK_IGNORE
     H5WATCH-clearall-objects
     H5WATCH-cleanall-objects
 )
+
+list (APPEND CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE
+    "/test/"
+    "/_deps/"
+)
+