diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c62cd64d..2f8320a1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ else ()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "rst2man needed")
 endif()
 
-find_package(Libatomic)
-if (LIBATOMIC_FOUND)
-  message(STATUS "libatomic found")
-else ()
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "libatomic needed")
-endif()
-
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
+  find_package(Libatomic)
+  if (LIBATOMIC_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "libatomic found")
+  else ()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "libatomic needed")
+  endif()
+
   find_package(Systemd)
   if (SYSTEMD_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "systemd found")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f47479a..616a7aa7 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ else()
   link_libraries(
     ${LIBEV_LIBRARIES}
     ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
-    ${LIBATOMIC_LIBRARY}
   )
 endif()