diff --git a/build/cmake/functions.cmake b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
index a74e8b64b2..40cdf31b59 100644
--- a/build/cmake/functions.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
@@ -793,16 +793,15 @@ function(wx_add name group)
             set(wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST_VALUE 0)
             if (${wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST} MATCHES "system")
                 set(wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST_VALUE 1)
-                list(APPEND src_files "${wxSOURCE_DIR}/include/wx/msw/wx_dpi_aware.manifest")
             elseif(${wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST} MATCHES "per-monitor")
                 set(wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST_VALUE 2)
-                list(APPEND src_files "${wxSOURCE_DIR}/include/wx/msw/wx_dpi_aware_pmv2.manifest")
             endif()
         endif()
 
         add_executable(${target_name} ${exe_type} ${src_files})
 
         if (DEFINED wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST_VALUE)
+            set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/MANIFEST:NO")
             target_compile_definitions(${target_name} PRIVATE wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST=${wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST_VALUE})
         endif()
     endif()