diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13330ea3..5595a47a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules")
 include(DefineCMakeDefaults)
 include(DefineCompilerFlags)
 
-project(libssh VERSION 0.11.1 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(libssh VERSION 0.11.1 LANGUAGES C)
 
 # global needed variable
 set(APPLICATION_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ endif (WITH_SYMBOL_VERSIONING AND ABIMAP_FOUND)
 
 # Coverage
 if (WITH_COVERAGE)
+    ENABLE_LANGUAGE(CXX)
     include(CodeCoverage)
     setup_target_for_coverage_lcov(
         NAME "coverage"
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/AddCMockaTest.cmake b/cmake/Modules/AddCMockaTest.cmake
index 79178183..f49961ba 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/AddCMockaTest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/AddCMockaTest.cmake
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function(ADD_CMOCKA_TEST _TARGET_NAME)
         ${TARGET_SYSTEM_EMULATOR} ${_TARGET_NAME}
     )
     if (WITH_COVERAGE)
+        ENABLE_LANGUAGE(CXX)
         include(CodeCoverage)
         append_coverage_compiler_flags_to_target(${_TARGET_NAME})
     endif (WITH_COVERAGE)