diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 3e31d9a..bd1e601 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 my_export_c_include_deps := $(LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DEPS)
 my_arflags :=
 
-ifneq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_PATHS)),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
-ifeq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(subst $(comma),$(space),$(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS)),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
+ifneq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(COVERAGE_PATHS),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
+ifeq (,$(strip $(foreach dir,$(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS),$(filter $(dir)%,$(LOCAL_PATH)))))
   my_native_coverage := true
 else
   my_native_coverage := false
diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 629edfc..e774fc8 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@
 $(call add_json_str,  TidyChecks,                        $(WITH_TIDY_CHECKS))
 
 $(call add_json_bool, NativeCoverage,                    $(filter true,$(NATIVE_COVERAGE)))
-$(call add_json_csv,  CoveragePaths,                     $(COVERAGE_PATHS))
-$(call add_json_csv,  CoverageExcludePaths,              $(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS))
+$(call add_json_list, CoveragePaths,                     $(COVERAGE_PATHS))
+$(call add_json_list, CoverageExcludePaths,              $(COVERAGE_EXCLUDE_PATHS))
 
 $(call add_json_bool, ArtUseReadBarrier,                 $(call invert_bool,$(filter false,$(PRODUCT_ART_USE_READ_BARRIER))))
 $(call add_json_bool, Binder32bit,                       $(BINDER32BIT))