diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2520f910c..8f0e026ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ENDIF(CYGWIN)
 
 IF(MINGW)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWIN32)
-  SET( FLTK_PLATFORM_DEPENDENT_LIBS ole32 uuid comctl32 wsock32 gdi32 comdlg32)
+  SET( FLTK_PLATFORM_DEPENDENT_LIBS ole32 uuid comctl32 gdi32 comdlg32)
 ENDIF(MINGW)
 
 INCLUDE(CheckIncludeFiles)