2 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/process.c b/src/nvim/event/process.c
index 7a8a39dbcf..990dee0c7f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/process.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/process.c
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 // For PTY processes SIGTERM is sent first (in case SIGHUP was not enough).
 #define KILL_TIMEOUT_MS 2000
 
+/// Externally defined with gcov.
+#ifdef USE_GCOV
+void __gcov_flush(void);
+#endif
+
 static bool process_is_tearing_down = false;
 
 /// @returns zero on success, or negative error code
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@ int process_spawn(Process *proc, bool in, bool out, bool err)
     proc->err.closed = true;
   }
 
+#ifdef USE_GCOV
+  // Flush coverage data before forking, to avoid "Merge mismatch" errors.
+  __gcov_flush();
+#endif
+
   int status;
   switch (proc->type) {
     case kProcessTypeUv:
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c b/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
index 97545a6cb1..5fdf0e6181 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/pty_process_unix.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 # include "os/pty_process_unix.c.generated.h"
 #endif
 
-/// Externally defined with gcov.
-#ifdef USE_GCOV
-void __gcov_flush(void);
-#endif
-
 /// termios saved at startup (for TUI) or initialized by pty_process_spawn().
 static struct termios termios_default;
 
@@ -64,11 +59,6 @@ int pty_process_spawn(PtyProcess *ptyproc)
     init_termios(&termios_default);
   }
 
-#ifdef USE_GCOV
-  // Flush coverage data before forking, to avoid "Merge mismatch" errors.
-  __gcov_flush();
-#endif
-
   int status = 0;  // zero or negative error code (libuv convention)
   Process *proc = (Process *)ptyproc;
   assert(proc->err.closed);