diff --git a/taglib/CMakeLists.txt b/taglib/CMakeLists.txt
index 70a8a7d7..aeb124d4 100644
--- a/taglib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/taglib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@ if(ZLIB_FOUND)
 	target_link_libraries(tag ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
-if(WIN32 AND NOT TAGLIB_STATIC)
-	target_link_libraries(tag shlwapi.lib)
-endif()
-
 set_target_properties(tag PROPERTIES
   VERSION ${TAGLIB_SOVERSION_MAJOR}.${TAGLIB_SOVERSION_MINOR}.${TAGLIB_SOVERSION_PATCH}
   SOVERSION ${TAGLIB_SOVERSION_MAJOR}