diff --git a/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/numcores.cpp b/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/numcores.cpp
index 19a3ec47..d10e8f2c 100644
--- a/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/numcores.cpp
+++ b/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/numcores.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
 
-#include <internal/ExcludeCoverageAdapter.h>
 #include <sys/syspage.h>
 
 #include <score/lcm/internal/osal/osalnumcores.hpp>
@@ -23,11 +22,9 @@ namespace osal {
 
 uint32_t getNumCores() {
     uint32_t num_cores = static_cast<uint32_t>(_syspage_ptr->num_cpu);
-    EXCLUDE_COVERAGE_START("Cannot cover this edge case")
     if (num_cores == 0U || num_cores > kDefaultNumCores) {
         num_cores = kDefaultNumCores;
     }
-    EXCLUDE_COVERAGE_END
     return num_cores;
 }
 }  // namespace osal
diff --git a/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/setaffinity.cpp b/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/setaffinity.cpp
index f7742609..332bdaba 100644
--- a/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/setaffinity.cpp
+++ b/src/launch_manager_daemon/common/src/internal/osal/qnx/setaffinity.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
-#include <internal/ExcludeCoverageAdapter.h>
 #include <sys/neutrino.h>
 
 #include <score/lcm/internal/osal/setaffinity.hpp>
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ namespace internal {
 namespace osal {
 
 int32_t setaffinity(uint32_t cpumask) noexcept(true) {
-    EXCLUDE_COVERAGE_START("Cannot cover the edge case of the system call failing")
     return 0 == ThreadCtl(_NTO_TCTL_RUNMASK_GET_AND_SET, &cpumask) ? 0 : -1;
-    EXCLUDE_COVERAGE_END
 }
 }  // namespace osal
 }  // namespace lcm
diff --git a/src/launch_manager_daemon/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD b/src/launch_manager_daemon/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
index 4686f181..d4f91cb6 100644
--- a/src/launch_manager_daemon/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
+++ b/src/launch_manager_daemon/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ cc_library(
     ],
     copts = select({
         "//config:x86_64-qnx": [],
+        "//config:build_qnx8": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"],
     }),
     includes = ["include"],
     linkopts = select({
         "//config:x86_64-qnx": [],
+        "//config:build_qnx8": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["-lpthread"],
     }),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/src/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD b/src/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
index efdb5c39..9e312a89 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
+++ b/src/lifecycle_client_lib/BUILD
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ cc_library(
     ],
     copts = select({
         "//config:x86_64-qnx": [],
+        "//config:build_qnx8": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"],
     }),
     linkopts = select({
         "//config:x86_64-qnx": [],
+        "//config:build_qnx8": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["-lpthread"],
     }),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],