diff --git a/src/horus.erl b/src/horus.erl
index b074466..541bd02 100644
--- a/src/horus.erl
+++ b/src/horus.erl
@@ -1218,8 +1218,16 @@ pass1_process_instructions(
   Instructions,
   #state{mfa_in_progress = MFA,
          asm_in_progress_from = cover} = State) ->
-    Instructions1 = horus_cover:isolate_cover_instructions(MFA, Instructions),
-    pass1_process_instructions(Instructions1, State, []);
+    NativeCoverageSupport = erlang:function_exported(
+                              code, coverage_support, 0) andalso
+                                apply(code, coverage_support, []),
+    case NativeCoverageSupport of
+        true ->
+            pass1_process_instructions(Instructions, State, []);
+        false ->
+            Instructions1 = horus_cover:isolate_cover_instructions(MFA, Instructions),
+            pass1_process_instructions(Instructions1, State, [])
+    end;
 pass1_process_instructions(Instructions, State) ->
     pass1_process_instructions(Instructions, State, []).