diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9410ed5fc432c74e1075c10a8a4ddf6de4463aaf..b349ffa27c485d901818dd14ba184824fca0a1a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     #  -fno-strict-aliasing
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-strict-aliasing")
   endif()
-  if (APPLE AND NOT _GCC_VERSION MATCHES "42")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden")
-  endif()
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)