diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27a1a5b1f..616af94da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ elseif (WIN32)
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find pthread library. Specify PTHREAD_LIBRARY.")
 	endif()
 else ()
-	set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 	find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 	set(PTHREAD_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
 endif()