diff --git a/src/external/qhull.cmake b/src/external/qhull.cmake
index a0deb9143..23a002497 100644
--- a/src/external/qhull.cmake
+++ b/src/external/qhull.cmake
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ elseif(MESHLAB_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_SOURCE_QHULL)
 	add_subdirectory(${QHULL_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	unset(MESSAGE_QUIET)
 
-	if (WIN32)
-		set(QHULL_TARGET qhullstatic_r)
-	else()
-		set(QHULL_TARGET qhull_r)
-	endif()
-
 	add_library(external-qhull INTERFACE)
-	target_link_libraries(external-qhull INTERFACE ${QHULL_TARGET})
+	target_link_libraries(external-qhull INTERFACE qhullstatic_r)
 	target_include_directories(external-qhull INTERFACE "${QHULL_DIR}/src")
-	if (NOT WIN32)
-		install(TARGETS ${QHULL_TARGET} DESTINATION ${MESHLAB_LIB_INSTALL_DIR})
-	endif()
 endif()