diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 187368d03..509cff8b1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 if(OTIO_CXX_COVERAGE AND NOT MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --coverage -fprofile-exclude-files='rapidjson/*' -fprofile-exclude-files=src/opentimelineio/typeRegistry.h")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --coverage -fprofile-exclude-files='src/deps/rapidjson/*' -fprofile-exclude-files=src/opentimelineio/typeRegistry.h")
     # this causes cmake to produce file.gcno instead of file.cpp.gcno
     set(CMAKE_CXX_OUTPUT_EXTENSION_REPLACE 1)
     message(STATUS "Building C++ with Coverage: ON")