diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index ffe8f967..23d47799 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Build:
 - Document bundled dependencies and how to disable. Closes #1231.
 - Split CFLAGS and CPPFLAGS, and LDFLAGS and LDADD/LIBADD.
 - test/unit now respects CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS. Closes #1232.
+- Don't call ldconfig in CMake scripts. Closes #1048.
 
 
 1.6 - 20190417
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 87c4d675..836e8b17 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,8 +111,3 @@ if (WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 endif (WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 
 install(FILES mosquitto.h DESTINATION "${INCLUDEDIR}")
-
-if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	install(CODE "EXEC_PROGRAM(/sbin/ldconfig)")
-endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-
diff --git a/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index b2d86216..f08f8201 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,3 @@ if (WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 endif (WITH_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
 
 install(FILES mosquittopp.h DESTINATION "${INCLUDEDIR}")
-
-if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	install(CODE "EXEC_PROGRAM(/sbin/ldconfig)")
-endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 56ea7db1..d865fde7 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,7 +192,3 @@ if (WITH_TLS)
 	target_link_libraries(mosquitto_passwd ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
 	install(TARGETS mosquitto_passwd RUNTIME DESTINATION "${BINDIR}" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${LIBDIR}")
 endif (WITH_TLS)
-
-if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	install(CODE "EXEC_PROGRAM(/sbin/ldconfig)")
-endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)