diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/CMakeLists.txt
index c946e35e76..e95dc41897 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ target_link_libraries(mandelbrot PUBLIC
     Qt::Widgets
 )
 
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT HAIKU AND NOT INTEGRITY AND NOT VXWORKS)
-    target_link_libraries(mandelbrot PUBLIC
-        m
-    )
-endif()
-
 install(TARGETS mandelbrot
     RUNTIME DESTINATION "${INSTALL_EXAMPLEDIR}"
     BUNDLE DESTINATION "${INSTALL_EXAMPLEDIR}"
diff --git a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrot.pro b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrot.pro
index 92010fdc1f..7edf01ff30 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrot.pro
+++ b/examples/corelib/threads/mandelbrot/mandelbrot.pro
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ SOURCES       = main.cpp \
                 mandelbrotwidget.cpp \
                 renderthread.cpp
 
-unix:!mac:!vxworks:!integrity:!haiku:LIBS += -lm
-
 # install
 target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/corelib/threads/mandelbrot
 INSTALLS += target