diff --git a/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py b/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
index 4abb43f8b..7e5a2d47a 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def main_check():
         for msg in messages:
             print(msg.text)
         print()
-        filters = ','.join(msg.filename for msg in messages)
+        filters = ','.join('qutebrowser/' + msg.filename for msg in messages)
         subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, '-m', 'coverage', 'report',
                                '--show-missing', '--include', filters])
         print()