diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index 0fe4a0c68..e1d597a0b 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -1041,15 +1041,20 @@ func (c *deviceConfig) ClangCoverageEnabled() bool {
 	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.ClangCoverage)
 }
 
-func (c *deviceConfig) CoverageEnabledForPath(path string) bool {
+// NativeCoverageEnabledForPath returns whether (GCOV- or Clang-based) native
+// code coverage is enabled for path. By default, coverage is not enabled for a
+// given path unless it is part of the NativeCoveragePaths product variable (and
+// not part of the NativeCoverageExcludePaths product variable). Value "*" in
+// NativeCoveragePaths represents any path.
+func (c *deviceConfig) NativeCoverageEnabledForPath(path string) bool {
 	coverage := false
-	if c.config.productVariables.CoveragePaths != nil {
-		if InList("*", c.config.productVariables.CoveragePaths) || HasAnyPrefix(path, c.config.productVariables.CoveragePaths) {
+	if c.config.productVariables.NativeCoveragePaths != nil {
+		if InList("*", c.config.productVariables.NativeCoveragePaths) || HasAnyPrefix(path, c.config.productVariables.NativeCoveragePaths) {
 			coverage = true
 		}
 	}
-	if coverage && c.config.productVariables.CoverageExcludePaths != nil {
-		if HasAnyPrefix(path, c.config.productVariables.CoverageExcludePaths) {
+	if coverage && c.config.productVariables.NativeCoverageExcludePaths != nil {
+		if HasAnyPrefix(path, c.config.productVariables.NativeCoverageExcludePaths) {
 			coverage = false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index b69d4254d..4440ceeed 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ type productVariables struct {
 
 	SamplingPGO *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 
-	NativeLineCoverage   *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
-	Native_coverage      *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
-	ClangCoverage        *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
-	CoveragePaths        []string `json:",omitempty"`
-	CoverageExcludePaths []string `json:",omitempty"`
+	NativeLineCoverage         *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
+	Native_coverage            *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
+	ClangCoverage              *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
+	NativeCoveragePaths        []string `json:",omitempty"`
+	NativeCoverageExcludePaths []string `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	SanitizeHost       []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	SanitizeDevice     []string `json:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/cc/coverage.go b/cc/coverage.go
index f885fcbc2..1a559a9a5 100644
--- a/cc/coverage.go
+++ b/cc/coverage.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func SetCoverageProperties(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, properties CoveragePro
 
 		if needCoverageVariant {
 			// Coverage variant is actually built with coverage if enabled for its module path
-			needCoverageBuild = ctx.DeviceConfig().CoverageEnabledForPath(ctx.ModuleDir())
+			needCoverageBuild = ctx.DeviceConfig().NativeCoverageEnabledForPath(ctx.ModuleDir())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rust/rust_test.go b/rust/rust_test.go
index d658ee201..fe21e3a39 100644
--- a/rust/rust_test.go
+++ b/rust/rust_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func testRustContext(t *testing.T, bp string, coverage bool) *android.TestContex
 
 	if coverage {
 		config.TestProductVariables.Native_coverage = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
-		config.TestProductVariables.CoveragePaths = []string{"*"}
+		config.TestProductVariables.NativeCoveragePaths = []string{"*"}
 	}
 
 	t.Helper()