diff --git a/cmake/system_check.cmake b/cmake/system_check.cmake
index d06f4779f..b0ab926fc 100644
--- a/cmake/system_check.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system_check.cmake
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ endif()
 
 include(CheckIncludeFile)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("stdatomic.h" HAVE_C11)
-if (HAVE_C11 EQUAL 1)
-message (STATUS found stdatomic.h)
+if (HAVE_C11)
 set (CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DHAVE_C11")
 endif()