diff --git a/cmake/modules/CheckCLinkerFlag.cmake b/cmake/modules/CheckCLinkerFlag.cmake
index 4181da05f6..aa346684f7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/CheckCLinkerFlag.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/CheckCLinkerFlag.cmake
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ MACRO (CHECK_C_LINKER_FLAG _FLAG _RESULT)
    SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${_FLAG}")
    message(status "check linker flag - test linker flags: ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS}")
    CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("int main() { return 0;}" ${_RESULT})
+   SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " ")
 ENDMACRO (CHECK_C_LINKER_FLAG)