diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3302698a4b4..e8015f3d065 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
     metal_common_libs
     INTERFACE
         dl
-        z
         pthread
         atomic
         hwloc