diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 1adb00fe5f..3db23e4d36 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ else (APPLE)
 
   # link target to external libraries
   if (WIN32)
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} wsock32.lib Winmm.lib)
+    #target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} wsock32.lib Winmm.lib)
   else (WIN32)
     # Nothing else required on linux apparently
   endif()