diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
index 4fc5c73c..344d7614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ jobs:
             make -j$(nproc)
             make check || true
             lcov --capture --directory . --output-file /coverage/coverage.info --ignore-errors inconsistent
-            lcov --remove /coverage/coverage.info "/usr/*" "*/tests/*" --output-file /coverage/coverage.info --ignore-errors inconsistent
+            lcov --remove /coverage/coverage.info \
+              "/usr/include/*" "/usr/lib/*" "*/tests/*" \
+              --output-file /coverage/coverage.info \
+              --ignore-errors inconsistent,empty
           '
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4