diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index 16e226608..a20c91721 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -199,11 +199,6 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
   std::string flags;
   std::string linkFlags;
 
-  // Add flags to deal with shared libraries.  Any library being
-  // linked in might be shared, so always use shared flags for an
-  // executable.
-  this->LocalGenerator->AddSharedFlags(linkFlags, linkLanguage, true);
-
   // Add flags to create an executable.
   this->LocalGenerator->
     AddConfigVariableFlags(linkFlags, "CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS",