diff --git a/extensions/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
index 24f29e99c3..6a5f215c23 100644
--- a/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ endif()
 
 if(BUILD_EXTENSION_FAIRYGUI)
   add_subdirectory(fairygui)
-  target_link_libraries(fairygui fmt-header-only)
   if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_link_libraries(fairygui spine)
   else()