diff --git a/externals/gamemode/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/gamemode/CMakeLists.txt
index 87095642e6..a0c6b2b1e2 100644
--- a/externals/gamemode/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/gamemode/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ project(gamemode LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 add_library(gamemode include/gamemode_client.h)
 
-target_link_libraries(gamemode PRIVATE common)
-
 target_include_directories(gamemode PUBLIC include)
 set_target_properties(gamemode PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)