diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f05c883..27729584 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ endif()
 if(MI_USE_CXX MATCHES "ON")
   message(STATUS "Use the C++ compiler to compile (MI_USE_CXX=ON)")
   set_source_files_properties(${mi_sources} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
-  set_source_files_properties(src/static.c test/test-api.c test/test-stress.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
+  set_source_files_properties(src/static.c test/test-api.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
   if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "AppleClang|Clang")
     list(APPEND mi_cflags -Wno-deprecated)
   endif()