diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b20c94c9..e53a05bef 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ ENDIF()
 IF(EQEMU_BUILD_SERVER OR EQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN OR EQEMU_BUILD_TESTS OR EQEMU_BUILD_HC)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(common)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(libs)
-	set(FMT_HEADER_ONLY OFF CACHE BOOL "Build fmt as a compiled library")
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(submodules/fmt)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(submodules/libuv)