diff --git a/CMake/setup.cmake b/CMake/setup.cmake
index bf0e922e0..e89ecc7cc 100644
--- a/CMake/setup.cmake
+++ b/CMake/setup.cmake
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ if (WIN32)
     endif ()
     set (BORDER_WIDTH 2)
   endif (MSVC)
-  if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
-    set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-subsystem,windows")
-  endif (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
   if (MINGW AND EXISTS /mingw)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH /mingw)
   endif (MINGW AND EXISTS /mingw)