diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ca0b643..66300645 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@ list(REMOVE_ITEM FE_SRC
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/id.c
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/impcnvtab.c
 )
-# exclude root/win32.c on non-windows systems
-if(NOT WIN32)
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM FE_SRC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/root/win32.c)
-endif(NOT WIN32)
 # disable dmd gc
 list(REMOVE_ITEM FE_SRC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${DMDFE_PATH}/root/dmgcmem.c)
 set(LDC_SOURCE_FILES