diff --git a/cmake/windows-setup.cmake b/cmake/windows-setup.cmake
index 2f526bd7b8e..04155f65c3d 100644
--- a/cmake/windows-setup.cmake
+++ b/cmake/windows-setup.cmake
@@ -88,12 +88,7 @@ if(FLB_WINDOWS_DEFAULTS)
   set(FLB_OUT_LIB               Yes)
   set(FLB_OUT_NULL              Yes)
   set(FLB_OUT_FLOWCOUNTER       Yes)
-if (NOT "$ENV{APPVEYOR}" STREQUAL "")
-  message(STATUS "AppVeyor causes strange OpenSSL linkage for librdkafka. So, we'll disable kafka plugin.")
-  set(FLB_OUT_KAFKA             No)
-else()
   set(FLB_OUT_KAFKA             Yes)
-endif()
   set(FLB_OUT_KAFKA_REST         No)
   set(FLB_OUT_CLOUDWATCH_LOGS   Yes)
   set(FLB_OUT_S3                Yes)