diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-df.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-df.cmake
index 8dfb61057..211cc9d93 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-df.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-df.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OBJECT
 
 set(CMAKE_COMPILE_RESOURCE "rc <FLAGS> /fo<OBJECT> <SOURCE>")
 
-set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LINKER_OPTION_FLAG_EXECUTABLE "/link")
 set(CMAKE_Fortran_LINK_EXECUTABLE
     "<CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER> ${CMAKE_CL_NOLOGO} ${CMAKE_START_TEMP_FILE} <FLAGS> /exe:<TARGET> <OBJECTS> /link <CMAKE_Fortran_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_LIBRARIES>${CMAKE_END_TEMP_FILE}")
 
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 15a1b3251..e344df4f3 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -187,12 +187,7 @@ cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator
         responseFlag += rspfile;
 
         // build response file content
-        std::string linkOptionVar = cmakeVarLang;
-        linkOptionVar += "_COMPILER_LINKER_OPTION_FLAG_";
-        linkOptionVar += cmTarget::GetTargetTypeName(targetType);
-        const std::string linkOption =
-                GetMakefile()->GetSafeDefinition(linkOptionVar);
-        rspcontent = "$in_newline "+linkOption+" $LINK_PATH $LINK_LIBRARIES";
+        rspcontent = "$in_newline $LINK_PATH $LINK_LIBRARIES";
         vars.Objects = responseFlag.c_str();
         vars.LinkLibraries = "";
     }