diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.cpp
index d621472ca3..d34475c92b 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT NonnullRefPtr<KCOVDevice> KCOVDevice::must_create()
 }
 
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT KCOVDevice::KCOVDevice()
-    : BlockDevice(30, 0)
+    : CharacterDevice(30, 0)
 {
     proc_instance = new HashMap<ProcessID, KCOVInstance*>();
     thread_instance = new HashMap<ThreadID, KCOVInstance*>();
diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.h b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.h
index 5c1ae79c0f..fa7cb89c3d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.h
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVDevice.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <Kernel/Devices/BlockDevice.h>
+#include <Kernel/Devices/CharacterDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Devices/KCOVInstance.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
-class KCOVDevice final : public BlockDevice {
+class KCOVDevice final : public CharacterDevice {
     friend class DeviceManagement;
 
 public:
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ protected:
 
     virtual bool can_read(OpenFileDescription const&, u64) const override final { return true; }
     virtual bool can_write(OpenFileDescription const&, u64) const override final { return true; }
-    virtual void start_request(AsyncBlockDeviceRequest& request) override final { request.complete(AsyncDeviceRequest::Failure); }
     virtual ErrorOr<size_t> read(OpenFileDescription&, u64, UserOrKernelBuffer&, size_t) override { return EINVAL; }
     virtual ErrorOr<size_t> write(OpenFileDescription&, u64, UserOrKernelBuffer const&, size_t) override { return EINVAL; }
     virtual ErrorOr<void> ioctl(OpenFileDescription&, unsigned request, Userspace<void*> arg) override;
diff --git a/Userland/Services/SystemServer/main.cpp b/Userland/Services/SystemServer/main.cpp
index 5d0f767f02..795106df20 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/SystemServer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/SystemServer/main.cpp
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ static void populate_devtmpfs_devices_based_on_devctl()
             break;
         }
         case 30: {
-            if (is_block_device) {
-                create_devtmpfs_block_device(String::formatted("/dev/kcov{}", minor_number), 0666, 30, minor_number);
+            if (!is_block_device) {
+                create_devtmpfs_char_device(String::formatted("/dev/kcov{}", minor_number), 0666, 30, minor_number);
             }
             break;
         }