diff --git a/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl b/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
index 0ac2a30fc..ed3aaab33 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
+++ b/tests/scripts/run-test-suites.pl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if ( defined($switch) && ( $switch eq "-v" || $switch eq "--verbose" ) ) {
     $verbose = TRUE;
 }
 
-my @suites = grep { ! /\.(?:c|gcno)$/ } glob 'test_suite_*';
+my @suites = grep { ! /\.(?:c|gcno|gcda)$/ } glob 'test_suite_*';
 die "$0: no test suite found\n" unless @suites;
 
 # in case test suites are linked dynamically