diff --git a/cmake/libraries.cmake b/cmake/libraries.cmake
index dae98ea..edab055 100644
--- a/cmake/libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libraries.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 option(PDAL_BUILD_STATIC "Build PDAL as a static library" OFF)
 if (PDAL_BUILD_STATIC)
   set(PDAL_LIB_TYPE "STATIC")
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 else ()
   set(PDAL_LIB_TYPE "SHARED")
-  if (WIN32)
-    set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-  endif()
 endif()
 mark_as_advanced(PDAL_BUILD_STATIC)