diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a0beae0..a647a60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ else ()
     option(JSON_VALIDATOR_BUILD_EXAMPLES "JsonValidator: Build examples" ${PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL})
 endif ()
 option(JSON_VALIDATOR_SHARED_LIBS "JsonValidator: Build as shared library" ${PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL})
-cmake_dependent_option(JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE "JsonValidator: Build with test coverage" OFF "JSON_VALIDATOR_BUILD_TESTS" OFF)
-mark_as_advanced(JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE)
 # Get a default JSON_FETCH_VERSION from environment variables to workaround the CI
 if (DEFINED ENV{NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION})
     set(JSON_FETCH_VERSION_DEFAULT $ENV{NLOHMANN_JSON_VERSION})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 96cfa0d..f895d66 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@ if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR
             -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow)
 endif ()
 
-if (JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE)
-    if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "(Clang|GNU)")
-        message(WARNING
-                "Coverage flags not known for: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}.\n"
-                "Using --coverage as default")
-    endif ()
-    target_compile_options(nlohmann_json_schema_validator PRIVATE --coverage)
-    target_link_options(nlohmann_json_schema_validator PUBLIC --coverage)
-endif ()
-
 # TODO: gcc support for <4.9 should be removed
 # regex with boost if gcc < 4.9 - default is std::regex
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9df955f..0673a37 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,26 @@ project(nlohmann_json_schema_validator_test
 #                                            Options                                            #
 ]==============================================================================================]
 
+include(CMakeDependentOption)
+cmake_dependent_option(JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE "JsonValidator: Build with test coverage" OFF "nlohmann_json_schema_validator_IS_TOP_LEVEL" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE)
+
 #[==============================================================================================[
 #                                     Project configuration                                     #
 ]==============================================================================================]
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
+if (JSON_VALIDATOR_TEST_COVERAGE)
+    if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "(Clang|GNU)")
+        message(WARNING
+                "Coverage flags not known for: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}.\n"
+                "Using --coverage as default")
+    endif ()
+    target_compile_options(nlohmann_json_schema_validator PRIVATE --coverage)
+    target_link_options(nlohmann_json_schema_validator PUBLIC --coverage)
+endif ()
+
 #[==============================================================================================[
 #                                       External packages                                       #
 ]==============================================================================================]