diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 74651a1c489..d90cc05f274 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-project(Ginkgo LANGUAGES C CXX VERSION 1.8.0 DESCRIPTION "A numerical linear algebra library targeting many-core architectures")
+project(Ginkgo LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 1.8.0 DESCRIPTION "A numerical linear algebra library targeting many-core architectures")
 set(Ginkgo_VERSION_TAG "develop")
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_TAG ${Ginkgo_VERSION_TAG})
 # Cuda and Hip also look for Threads. Set it before any find_package to ensure the Threads setting is not changed.