diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 7ff0985fd..c4616cca0 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ macro(CheckOpenGLX11)
       set(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL 1)
       set(SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL_GLX 1)
       set(SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_OGL 1)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS GL)
     endif()
   endif()
 endmacro()