diff --git a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
index 65de170..6f48054 100644
--- a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCES})
 if(TRACING_ENABLED)
   target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC TRACETOOLS_LTTNG_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${LTTNG_LIBRARIES} -ldl)
-else()
-  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 endif()
 
 ament_export_interfaces(${PROJECT_NAME}_export HAS_LIBRARY_TARGET)