diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index bf8534d77..6a3999368 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix hashed error with typedef inside block, bug948. [Sven Stucki]
 
+****  Fix makefile with --coverage, bug953. [Eivind Liland]
+
 
 * Verilator 3.874 2015-06-06
 
diff --git a/include/verilated.mk.in b/include/verilated.mk.in
index 39a2804a2..3b74e8476 100644
--- a/include/verilated.mk.in
+++ b/include/verilated.mk.in
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ ifeq ($(VM_SP),1)
 	 $(SP_PREPROC) -M sp_preproc.d --tree $(VM_PREFIX).sp_tree \
 		--preproc $(VK_CLASSES_SP)
 else
- ifeq ($(VM_COVERAGE),1)
-  CPPFLAGS += -I$(SYSTEMPERL_INCLUDE)
-  VPATH    +=   $(SYSTEMPERL_INCLUDE)
- endif
   preproc:
 endif