diff --git a/src/external/embree.cmake b/src/external/embree.cmake
index c78dbaa48..652bd1902 100644
--- a/src/external/embree.cmake
+++ b/src/external/embree.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ find_package(TBB)
 if(MESHLAB_ALLOW_SYSTEM_EMBREE AND TARGET embree AND TBB_FOUND)
 	message(STATUS "- embree - using system-provided library")
 	add_library(external-embree INTERFACE)
-	target_link_libraries(external-embree INTERFACE embree tbb)
+	target_link_libraries(external-embree INTERFACE embree)
 elseif(MESHLAB_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_DLL_EMBREE AND WIN32)
 	set(EMBREE_WIN_DIR "${MESHLAB_EXTERNAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/embree-${EMBREE_VER}.x64.windows")
 	set(EMBREE_WIN_CHECK "${EMBREE_WIN_DIR}/lib/embree${EMBREE_MAJOR}.lib")