diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7e2ee5a84c41f3bee0944ded44b2ded2600213c4..191620c0623835d0ef0180d536d2fa50e6926413 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ test-full: need-stem-path need-chutney-path check test-network test-stem
 
 test-full-online: need-stem-path need-chutney-path check test-network test-stem-full
 
+# We can't delete the gcno files, because they are created when tor is compiled
 reset-gcov:
 	rm -f $(top_builddir)/src/*/*.gcda $(top_builddir)/src/*/*/*.gcda \
-	      $(top_builddir)/src/*/*.gcno $(top_builddir)/src/*/*/*.gcno \
 	      $(top_builddir)/src/*/*.gcov $(top_builddir)/src/*/*/*.gcov
 
 HTML_COVER_DIR=$(top_builddir)/coverage_html