diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3c5e5b19d..4ea475a8f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fedora-x86_64:
   stage: build
   needs: []
   variables:
-    CFLAGS: "-coverage -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs"
+    CFLAGS: "-coverage -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs -fprofile-update=atomic"
   before_script:
     - !reference [".build-linux", "before_script"]
     - !reference [".with-git", "before_script"]
diff --git a/.lcovrc b/.lcovrc
index cbed5ba13..1800471b1 100644
--- a/.lcovrc
+++ b/.lcovrc
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ lcov_excl_line = LCOV_EXCL_LINE|g_return_if_reached|g_return_val_if_reached|g_as
 
 # When using dtrace some temporary files may be leaked as source files
 ignore_errors = source
+
+# Sometimes we may have negative counting despite using atomic profile update
+ignore_errors = negative