diff --git a/cmake/leveldb.cmake b/cmake/leveldb.cmake
index f69e386e660..b9246cf8103 100644
--- a/cmake/leveldb.cmake
+++ b/cmake/leveldb.cmake
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ target_compile_definitions(leveldb
     HAVE_FDATASYNC=$<BOOL:${HAVE_FDATASYNC}>
     HAVE_FULLFSYNC=$<BOOL:${HAVE_FULLFSYNC}>
     HAVE_O_CLOEXEC=$<BOOL:${HAVE_O_CLOEXEC}>
-    FALLTHROUGH_INTENDED=[[fallthrough]]
     $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${WIN32}>>:LEVELDB_PLATFORM_POSIX>
     $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:LEVELDB_PLATFORM_WINDOWS>
     $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:_UNICODE;UNICODE>