diff --git a/.lcovrc b/.lcovrc
index 353d49f43..53c910d55 100644
--- a/.lcovrc
+++ b/.lcovrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # See lcovrc(5)
 
 # Always enable branch coverage
-lcov_branch_coverage = 1
+branch_coverage = 1
 
 # Disable exception branch for C++:
 # https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov/issues/209