diff --git a/dll/3rdparty/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/3rdparty/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
index c5af423712a..0fbb59bbf4f 100644
--- a/dll/3rdparty/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/3rdparty/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ add_library(mbedtls SHARED
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mbedtls.def)
 
 set_module_type(mbedtls win32dll)
-target_link_libraries(mbedtls zlib)
 add_importlibs(mbedtls advapi32 msvcrt kernel32 ntdll)
 
 # to use `_vsnprintf_s` looks like we have to define MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API