diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eecedaa4b..4abd15ffb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion")
 if(WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti")
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--tsaware -Wl,--build-id -Wl,--subsystem,console:6.1,--major-os-version,6,--minor-os-version,1 -Wl,--relax")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--tsaware -Wl,--build-id -Wl,--subsystem,console:6.1,--major-os-version,6,--minor-os-version,1")
 endif()
 
 # Used for dlopen finding dylibs installed by homebrew