diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 905afe9..a97ad2c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ xen-tools (4.4+dev-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Apply patch by Adrian C. (anrxc) to allow to override hooks in
     /usr/share/xen-tools/*.d/ with hooks in /etc/xen-tools/hooks.d/.
     Thanks! (Also add /etc/xen-tools/hooks.d/ to debian/dirs.)
+  * Ignore cover_db directory in t/perl-syntax.t.
 
  -- Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:20:43 +0100
 
diff --git a/t/perl-syntax.t b/t/perl-syntax.t
index 1cca99d..e56a279 100755
--- a/t/perl-syntax.t
+++ b/t/perl-syntax.t
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ sub checkFile
     # `tests/hook-tls.t` is too.
     return if ( $file =~ /hook-tls.t$/ );
 
+    # Ignore cover_db files
+    return if ( $file =~ /^\.\/cover_db\// );
+
     # See if it is a perl file.
     my $isPerl = 0;