diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a19c3e1d6..e3d39019fa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ target_link_libraries(openmw
     ${OSG_LIBRARIES}
 
     ${Boost_SYSTEM_LIBRARY}
-    ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY}
     ${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
diff --git a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ab51196a8..ae19be8659 100644
--- a/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/osg-ffmpeg-videoplayer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_SOURCE_FILES
 
 include_directories(${FFmpeg_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_library(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} STATIC ${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_SOURCE_FILES})
-target_link_libraries(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} ${FFmpeg_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY})
+target_link_libraries(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} ${FFmpeg_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(${OSG_FFMPEG_VIDEOPLAYER_LIBRARY} ${OSG_LIBRARIES})
 
 link_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})