diff --git a/src/firejail/appimage.c b/src/firejail/appimage.c
index 17e59d2ef77..e019de36f20 100644
--- a/src/firejail/appimage.c
+++ b/src/firejail/appimage.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 static char *devloop = NULL;	// device file
diff --git a/src/firejail/chroot.c b/src/firejail/chroot.c
index edc31cdea15..0d4baa61823 100644
--- a/src/firejail/chroot.c
+++ b/src/firejail/chroot.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 // exit if error
diff --git a/src/firejail/fs.c b/src/firejail/fs.c
index e57038ee0a5..803b081c912 100644
--- a/src/firejail/fs.c
+++ b/src/firejail/fs.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #define MAX_BUF 4096
diff --git a/src/firejail/fs_mkdir.c b/src/firejail/fs_mkdir.c
index bbc2aa938bb..0195435f99e 100644
--- a/src/firejail/fs_mkdir.c
+++ b/src/firejail/fs_mkdir.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 static void check(const char *fname) {
diff --git a/src/firejail/ls.c b/src/firejail/ls.c
index 6ee55764848..ae7e897410e 100644
--- a/src/firejail/ls.c
+++ b/src/firejail/ls.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 //#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 // uid/gid cache
diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index 02366a08c9b..86c6575e2a2 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __ia64__
diff --git a/src/firejail/profile.c b/src/firejail/profile.c
index 807a77bd7cc..8675a171259 100644
--- a/src/firejail/profile.c
+++ b/src/firejail/profile.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 extern char *xephyr_screen;
diff --git a/src/firejail/rlimit.c b/src/firejail/rlimit.c
index dd6fec97259..2666486faa7 100644
--- a/src/firejail/rlimit.c
+++ b/src/firejail/rlimit.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 void set_rlimits(void) {
diff --git a/src/firejail/sandbox.c b/src/firejail/sandbox.c
index e06ba36171a..7bf372a14cd 100644
--- a/src/firejail/sandbox.c
+++ b/src/firejail/sandbox.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 static int force_nonewprivs = 0;
diff --git a/src/firejail/util.c b/src/firejail/util.c
index 47c367aad0b..71dd84e8fbb 100644
--- a/src/firejail/util.c
+++ b/src/firejail/util.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #define MAX_GROUPS 1024
diff --git a/src/firemon/interface.c b/src/firemon/interface.c
index b93d4a5a200..372cdee4179 100644
--- a/src/firemon/interface.c
+++ b/src/firemon/interface.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 //#include <linux/if_bridge.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 // print IP addresses for all interfaces
diff --git a/src/firemon/netstats.c b/src/firemon/netstats.c
index 23d228e26c0..bc951aa26b0 100644
--- a/src/firemon/netstats.c
+++ b/src/firemon/netstats.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #define MAXBUF 4096
diff --git a/src/firemon/procevent.c b/src/firemon/procevent.c
index 4e809681e24..79f487582af 100644
--- a/src/firemon/procevent.c
+++ b/src/firemon/procevent.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 #define PIDS_BUFLEN 4096
diff --git a/src/firemon/top.c b/src/firemon/top.c
index 9d6f34991ab..d0f911e60f2 100644
--- a/src/firemon/top.c
+++ b/src/firemon/top.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-#include <gcov.h>
+#include "../include/gcov_wrapper.h"
 #endif
 
 static unsigned pgs_rss = 0;
diff --git a/src/include/gcov_wrapper.h b/src/include/gcov_wrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f409309da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/gcov_wrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Firejail Authors
+ *
+ * This file is part of firejail project
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GCOV_WRAPPER_H
+#define GCOV_WRAPPER_H
+
+#include <gcov.h>
+
+/*
+ * __gcov_flush was removed on gcc 11.1.0 (as it's no longer needed), but it
+ * appears to be the safe/"correct" way to do things on previous versions (as
+ * it ensured proper locking, which is now done elsewhere).  Thus, keep using
+ * it in the code and ensure that it exists, in order to support gcc <11.1.0
+ * and gcc >=11.1.0, respectively.
+ */
+#if __GNUC__ > 11 || (__GNUC__ == 11 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1)
+static void __gcov_flush(void) {
+       __gcov_dump();
+       __gcov_reset();
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* GCOV_WRAPPER_H */