diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c1e5a1e3..30986ece9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
       ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE(-fvisibility=hidden HAVE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN)
   endif(NOT WIN32)
  if (ENABLE_ASAN)
-   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fuse-ld=gold")
-   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fuse-ld=gold")
+   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
  endif (ENABLE_ASAN)
 endif(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")