diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
index dee6a3b7143..6db16262a70 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
-use super::graph::{BasicCoverageBlock, CoverageGraph};
+use crate::coverage::graph::{BasicCoverageBlock, CoverageGraph, START_BCB};
 use crate::coverage::ExtractedHirInfo;
 
 mod from_mir;
@@ -46,13 +46,25 @@ pub(super) fn generate_coverage_spans(
 ) -> Option<CoverageSpans> {
     let mut mappings = vec![];
 
-    let sorted_spans =
-        from_mir::mir_to_initial_sorted_coverage_spans(mir_body, hir_info, basic_coverage_blocks);
-    let coverage_spans = SpansRefiner::refine_sorted_spans(basic_coverage_blocks, sorted_spans);
-    mappings.extend(coverage_spans.into_iter().map(|CoverageSpan { bcb, span, .. }| {
-        // Each span produced by the generator represents an ordinary code region.
-        BcbMapping { kind: BcbMappingKind::Code(bcb), span }
-    }));
+    if hir_info.is_async_fn {
+        // An async function desugars into a function that returns a future,
+        // with the user code wrapped in a closure. Any spans in the desugared
+        // outer function will be unhelpful, so just keep the signature span
+        // and ignore all of the spans in the MIR body.
+        let span = hir_info.fn_sig_span;
+        mappings.push(BcbMapping { kind: BcbMappingKind::Code(START_BCB), span });
+    } else {
+        let sorted_spans = from_mir::mir_to_initial_sorted_coverage_spans(
+            mir_body,
+            hir_info,
+            basic_coverage_blocks,
+        );
+        let coverage_spans = SpansRefiner::refine_sorted_spans(basic_coverage_blocks, sorted_spans);
+        mappings.extend(coverage_spans.into_iter().map(|CoverageSpan { bcb, span, .. }| {
+            // Each span produced by the generator represents an ordinary code region.
+            BcbMapping { kind: BcbMappingKind::Code(bcb), span }
+        }));
+    }
 
     if mappings.is_empty() {
         return None;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans/from_mir.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans/from_mir.rs
index 8d8e8e61327..63371a39f5a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans/from_mir.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans/from_mir.rs
@@ -23,25 +23,17 @@ pub(super) fn mir_to_initial_sorted_coverage_spans(
     hir_info: &ExtractedHirInfo,
     basic_coverage_blocks: &CoverageGraph,
 ) -> Vec<CoverageSpan> {
-    let &ExtractedHirInfo { is_async_fn, fn_sig_span, body_span, .. } = hir_info;
+    let &ExtractedHirInfo { fn_sig_span, body_span, .. } = hir_info;
 
-    let mut initial_spans = vec![SpanFromMir::for_fn_sig(fn_sig_span)];
+    let mut initial_spans = vec![];
 
-    if is_async_fn {
-        // An async function desugars into a function that returns a future,
-        // with the user code wrapped in a closure. Any spans in the desugared
-        // outer function will be unhelpful, so just keep the signature span
-        // and ignore all of the spans in the MIR body.
-    } else {
-        for (bcb, bcb_data) in basic_coverage_blocks.iter_enumerated() {
-            initial_spans.extend(bcb_to_initial_coverage_spans(mir_body, body_span, bcb, bcb_data));
-        }
+    for (bcb, bcb_data) in basic_coverage_blocks.iter_enumerated() {
+        initial_spans.extend(bcb_to_initial_coverage_spans(mir_body, body_span, bcb, bcb_data));
+    }
 
-        // If no spans were extracted from the body, discard the signature span.
-        // FIXME: This preserves existing behavior; consider getting rid of it.
-        if initial_spans.len() == 1 {
-            initial_spans.clear();
-        }
+    // Only add the signature span if we found at least one span in the body.
+    if !initial_spans.is_empty() {
+        initial_spans.push(SpanFromMir::for_fn_sig(fn_sig_span));
     }
 
     initial_spans.sort_by(|a, b| basic_coverage_blocks.cmp_in_dominator_order(a.bcb, b.bcb));