diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c7107a3ea6..6cfa064f1a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ else()
   set(SDL3_SUBPROJECT ON)
 endif()
 
-if (HAIKU)
-  set(LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
-endif()
-
 set(EXTRA_LIBS)
 set(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)