diff --git a/usadelndsoc/meson.build b/usadelndsoc/meson.build
index 3c166738a166ca920e45f2131d60ac7a61085b63..2e73e9ee47f614fda7ae92d211dc3a425bc18e07 100644
--- a/usadelndsoc/meson.build
+++ b/usadelndsoc/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ py3.extension_module(
   dependencies : deps + [numpy_dep, py3_dep, pybind11_dep],
   install : true,
   subdir : 'usadelndsoc',
-  link_language: 'fortran',
 )
 
 py3.install_sources(