diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b05c4c26..f7e0699f 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,8 +167,13 @@ add_custom_target(coverage
   COMMAND gcovr --root "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" --exclude tests/* --html-details
     --output "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage/index.html")
 
-add_custom_target(clean-coverage
-  COMMAND rm -rf "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.17)
+  add_custom_target(clean-coverage COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E rm -rf --
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
+else()
+  add_custom_target(clean-coverage COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove_directory
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/coverage")
+endif()
 
 libssh2_add_target_to_copy_dependencies(
   TARGET copy_test_dependencies