diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/generic.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/generic.cmake
index fa2f5790299..afc8d80766c 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/generic.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/generic.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if(DEFINED TOOLCHAIN_HOME)
 endif()
 
 find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang ${find_program_clang_args} REQUIRED)
-find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++ ${find_program_clang_args})
 find_program(CMAKE_LLVM_COV llvm-cov ${find_program_clang_args})
 set(CMAKE_GCOV "${CMAKE_LLVM_COV} gcov")