diff --git a/dll/win32/tapiui/CMakeLists.txt b/dll/win32/tapiui/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d145006209..a2e5087cb6c 100644
--- a/dll/win32/tapiui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dll/win32/tapiui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 add_library(tapiui SHARED tapiui.rc)
 set_entrypoint(tapiui 0)
-set_target_properties(tapiui PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
 add_dependencies(tapiui psdk buildno_header)
 
 add_cab_target(tapiui 1)