diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6299c0f0d48e..7f3d326f1318 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ if(USE_MKLDNN)
 
   include_directories(3rdparty/mkldnn/include)
   include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/mkldnn/include)
-  add_definitions(-DUSE_MKL=1)
-  add_definitions(-DCUB_MKL=1)
+  # add_definitions(-DUSE_MKL=1)
+  # add_definitions(-DCUB_MKL=1)
   add_definitions(-DMXNET_USE_MKLDNN=1)
   list(APPEND mxnet_LINKER_LIBS mkldnn)
 endif()