diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 2b34b009fd745a..00289c4ec62239 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ coverage-lcov:
 	@lcov $(COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS) --capture \
 	    --directory $(abs_builddir) \
 	    --base-directory $(realpath $(abs_builddir)) \
-	    --path $(realpath $(abs_srcdir)) \
+	    --ignore-errors negative \
 	    --output-file $(COVERAGE_INFO)
 	@ # remove 3rd party modules, system headers and internal files with
 	@ # debug, test or dummy functions.
@@ -931,8 +931,13 @@ coverage-lcov:
 	    '/usr/include/*' \
 	    '/usr/local/include/*' \
 	    '/usr/lib/gcc/*' \
+	    --ignore-errors inconsistent \
+	    --ignore-errors negative \
+	    --ignore-errors unused \
 	    --output-file $(COVERAGE_INFO)
 	@genhtml $(COVERAGE_INFO) \
+	    --ignore-errors inconsistent \
+	    --ignore-errors negative \
 	    --output-directory $(COVERAGE_REPORT) \
 	    $(COVERAGE_REPORT_OPTIONS)
 	@echo
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-06-07-03-30-47.gh-issue-151001.kUUON0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-06-07-03-30-47.gh-issue-151001.kUUON0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8c1eceff910ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-06-07-03-30-47.gh-issue-151001.kUUON0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix ``make coverage-lcov`` to work with lcov v2.x. Remove the ``--path`` option which was repurposed in lcov v2, and add ``--ignore-errors negative,inconsistent,unused`` flags to handle stricter validation introduced in lcov v2.