diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cbe5d55fb..7ad34a168 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ if(STATIC_LINK)
   if(USING_CLANG)
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static")
   else()
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}  -static-libgcc -static -Wl,--whole-archive -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -static -Wl,--whole-archive -lpthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive" )
   endif(USING_CLANG)
 endif(STATIC_LINK)