diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index 685638a46..8cb7fd5c4 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_msvc lang)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_SOURCE
     "<CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO}${_COMPILE_${lang}} <FLAGS> <DEFINES> /FoNUL /FAs /Fa<ASSEMBLY_SOURCE> /c <SOURCE>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
-  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LINKER_OPTION_FLAG_EXECUTABLE "/link")
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_LINK_EXECUTABLE
     "${_CMAKE_VS_LINK_EXE}<CMAKE_LINKER> ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO} <OBJECTS> ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} /out:<TARGET> /implib:<TARGET_IMPLIB> /pdb:<TARGET_PDB> /version:<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>.<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR> <CMAKE_${lang}_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")