diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index b685a5c0f..291da3ee2 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ check_struct_has_member("struct dirent" d_type dirent.h HAVE_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYP
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(dirfd "sys/types.h;dirent.h" HAVE_DIRFD)
 check_include_file_cxx(execinfo.h HAVE_EXECINFO_H)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(flock sys/file.h HAVE_FLOCK)
-check_cxx_symbol_exists(getifaddrs ifaddrs.h HAVE_GETIFADDRS)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(getpwent pwd.h HAVE_GETPWENT)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(getrusage sys/resource.h HAVE_GETRUSAGE)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(gettext libintl.h HAVE_GETTEXT)
diff --git a/config_cmake.h.in b/config_cmake.h.in
index 50caf6231..a8b4840fd 100644
--- a/config_cmake.h.in
+++ b/config_cmake.h.in
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `flock' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_FLOCK 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `getifaddrs' function. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_GETIFADDRS 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getpwent' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETPWENT 1