diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 3873ed9032..8e51e5d881 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ elseif(NOT MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS MATCHES "LIBICONV_PLUG")
 	set(ADDITIONAL_LIBS ${ADDITIONAL_LIBS} "iconv")
 endif()
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	set(ADDITIONAL_LIBS ${ADDITIONAL_LIBS} "X11")
 	find_package(Wayland)
 	if (WAYLAND_FOUND)
 		include_directories(${WAYLAND_INCLUDE_DIR})