diff --git a/gdal.cmake b/gdal.cmake
index 029eedd..412fc88 100644
--- a/gdal.cmake
+++ b/gdal.cmake
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ if (MSVC)
   target_sources(${GDAL_LIB_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE gcore/Version.rc)
   source_group("Resource Files" FILES gcore/Version.rc)
   if (CMAKE_CL_64)
-    set_target_properties(${GDAL_LIB_TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS "/machine:x64")
   endif ()
 endif ()