diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a82606d..017db67e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if(SPDLOG_STATIC_LIB)
     set(SRC_FILES "${SRC_BASE}/spdlog.cpp")
     add_library(spdlog STATIC ${SRC_FILES})
     target_include_directories(spdlog PUBLIC  "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include>")
-    target_link_libraries(spdlog -Wl,--as-needed)
+    target_link_libraries(spdlog)
 else()
     add_library(spdlog INTERFACE)
     target_include_directories(spdlog INTERFACE "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include>")