diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cbac4bd..87224dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ project(feather)
 
 message(STATUS "Initiating compile using CMake ${CMAKE_VERSION}")
 
-set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 set(VERSION_MAJOR "0")
 set(VERSION_MINOR "1")
 set(VERSION_REVISION "0")