diff --git a/SetFlags.cmake b/SetFlags.cmake
index 3f91e3d9c..0b5593b19 100644
--- a/SetFlags.cmake
+++ b/SetFlags.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endmacro()
 
 macro(set_flags)
 	# Add coverage processing, if requested:
-	if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUALS "COVERAGE")
+	if (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "COVERAGE")
 		message("Including CodeCoverage")
 		set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/cmake-coverage/")
 		include(CodeCoverage)