diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index eb49dd4c..e7cd8d85 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ AddOption('--ubsan',
           action='store_true',
           help='turn on UBSan')
 
-AddOption('--safety-coverage',
+AddOption('--coverage',
           action='store_true',
-          help='build with safety test coverage options')
+          help='build with test coverage options')
 
 # panda fw & test files
 SConscript('SConscript')
diff --git a/tests/libpanda/SConscript b/tests/libpanda/SConscript
index 9408e636..cc089073 100644
--- a/tests/libpanda/SConscript
+++ b/tests/libpanda/SConscript
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if GetOption('ubsan'):
 panda = env.SharedObject("panda.os", "panda.c")
 libpanda = env.SharedLibrary("libpanda.so", [panda])
 
-if GetOption('safety_coverage'):
+if GetOption('coverage'):
   env.Append(
     CFLAGS=["-fprofile-arcs", "-ftest-coverage", "-fprofile-abs-path",],
     LIBS=["gcov"],