diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
index bd1e732530ff20d0d1cf1fd849ea21a2087cb8e7..e933cf4e8549b48133619b0fde9abc40104c5b56 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
@@ -1012,9 +1012,6 @@ function(CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID_CHECK lang file)
     endif()
 
   endif()
-  if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_FORMAT)
-    set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_FORMAT)
-  endif()
   # Return the information extracted.
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_PLATFORM_ID "${CMAKE_${lang}_PLATFORM_ID}" PARENT_SCOPE)
@@ -1026,7 +1023,6 @@ function(CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID_CHECK lang file)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_WRAPPER "${COMPILER_WRAPPER}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_SIMULATE_ID "${CMAKE_${lang}_SIMULATE_ID}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_SIMULATE_VERSION "${CMAKE_${lang}_SIMULATE_VERSION}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-  set(CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_FORMAT "${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_FORMAT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(COMPILER_QNXNTO "${COMPILER_QNXNTO}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_STANDARD_COMPUTED_DEFAULT "${CMAKE_${lang}_STANDARD_COMPUTED_DEFAULT}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()