diff --git a/gcovr.cfg b/gcovr.cfg
index bcf6f6c..21386e0 100644
--- a/gcovr.cfg
+++ b/gcovr.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 exclude = src/dbus
-exclude = subprojects/
\ No newline at end of file
+exclude = subprojects/
+# exclude calls-dummy-provider.c and calls-sip-provider.c as
+# gcovr currently can't handle having the same function name twice on different lines:
+# #ifdef FOR_TESTING switches between G_DEFINE_TYPE and a G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE
+# see https://github.com/gcovr/gcovr/issues/586
+exclude = plugins/provider/dummy/calls-dummy-provider.c
+exclude = plugins/provider/sip/calls-sip-provider.c