diff --git a/CMake/switch/asio_defs.cmake b/CMake/switch/asio_defs.cmake
index 753784a9d..50451a2d2 100644
--- a/CMake/switch/asio_defs.cmake
+++ b/CMake/switch/asio_defs.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,3 @@ target_compile_definitions(asio INTERFACE _DEFAULT_SOURCE=ON)
 
 # Missing headers and declarations provided by DevilutionX
 target_include_directories(asio BEFORE INTERFACE CMake/switch/asio/include)
-
-# Defines the pause() function
-target_link_libraries(asio INTERFACE rdimon)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e73e09a42..37493b104 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ if(NINTENDO_SWITCH)
     Source/platform/switch/keyboard.cpp
     Source/platform/switch/docking.cpp
     Source/platform/switch/random.cpp
+    Source/platform/switch/asio/pause.c
     Source/platform/switch/asio/net/if.c
     Source/platform/switch/asio/sys/signal.c)
 endif()
diff --git a/Source/platform/switch/asio/pause.c b/Source/platform/switch/asio/pause.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..291196837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/platform/switch/asio/pause.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+
+int pause(void)
+{
+	errno = ENOSYS;
+	return -1;
+}
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