diff --git a/desktop/build.sh b/desktop/build.sh
index b22eb8a4a3..60082c3c31 100755
--- a/desktop/build.sh
+++ b/desktop/build.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
       -DEXTERNAL_MODULES_DIR="$ExternalModulesPaths" \
       -DJS_BUNDLE_PATH="$JsBundlePath" \
       -DDESKTOP_FONTS="$desktopFonts" \
-      -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER='gcc'\
-      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='g++' \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT='' \
       . && \
 make