diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf10bc203..605285152 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ IF(HAVE_INTRIN_H)
 ENDIF()
 
 CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(sysconf          unistd.h HAVE_SYSCONF)
-CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(aligned_alloc    stdlib.h HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC)
 CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(posix_memalign   stdlib.h HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN)
 CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(_aligned_malloc  malloc.h HAVE__ALIGNED_MALLOC)
 CHECK_SYMBOL_EXISTS(proc_pidpath     libproc.h HAVE_PROC_PIDPATH)
