diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62bd46f1a0..8cbb12b6a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -558,13 +558,11 @@ if (DEPS_DIR)
         set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH})
         set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${DEPS_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH})
         set(CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH ${DEPS_DIR}/lib ${CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH})
-        set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
         if (DAEMON_PARENT_SCOPE_DIR)
             # Also set parent scope so the top level CMakeLists can find precompiled deps
             set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
             set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${DEPS_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
             set(CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
-            set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${DEPS_DIR} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} PARENT_SCOPE)
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw32.cmake b/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw32.cmake
index c33340276b..1eafe84f2f 100644
--- a/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw32.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw32.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,3 @@ set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86 )
 set( CMAKE_C_COMPILER i686-w64-mingw32-gcc )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER i686-w64-mingw32-g++ )
 set( CMAKE_RC_COMPILER i686-w64-mingw32-windres )
-
-# Find programs using host paths and headers/libraries using target paths
-# FIXME: not respected when cmake invokes pkg-config
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER )
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )
diff --git a/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw64.cmake b/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw64.cmake
index 24636132bf..0ab09c6c5b 100644
--- a/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw64.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cross-toolchain-mingw64.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,3 @@ set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64 )
 set( CMAKE_C_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc )
 set( CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ )
 set( CMAKE_RC_COMPILER x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres )
-
-# Find programs using host paths and headers/libraries using target paths
-# FIXME: not respected when cmake invokes pkg-config
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER )
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
-set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )