diff --git a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
index 97994fc6..06ab426c 100644
--- a/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ absl_cc_library(
     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_COPTS}
   LINKOPTS
     ${ABSL_DEFAULT_LINKOPTS}
-    $<$<BOOL:${LIBRT}>:-lrt>
     $<$<BOOL:${MINGW}>:-ladvapi32>
   DEPS
     absl::atomic_hook