diff --git a/test/TEST-63-ISSUE-17433/test.sh b/test/TEST-63-ISSUE-17433/test.sh
index 4d132ba939..fd83b5fa6f 100755
--- a/test/TEST-63-ISSUE-17433/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-63-ISSUE-17433/test.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,16 @@ TEST_DESCRIPTION="https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/17433"
 # shellcheck source=test/test-functions
 . "${TEST_BASE_DIR:?}/test-functions"
 
+test_append_files() {
+    (
+        # Collecting coverage slows this particular test quite a bit, causing
+        # it to fail with the default settings (20 triggers per 2 secs)
+        # to trip over the default limit. Let's help it a bit in such case.
+        if get_bool "$IS_BUILT_WITH_COVERAGE"; then
+            mkdir -p "${initdir:?}/etc/systemd/system/test63.path.d"
+            printf "[Path]\nTriggerLimitIntervalSec=10\n" >"${initdir:?}/etc/systemd/system/test63.path.d/coverage-override.conf"
+        fi
+    )
+}
+
 do_test "$@"