diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f9f50c26f..97772404f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     ignition-cmake${IGN_CMAKE_VER}::utilities
     ignition-msgs${IGN_MSGS_VER}::ignition-msgs${IGN_MSGS_VER}
+    CPPZMQ::CPPZMQ
   PRIVATE
     ${ZeroMQ_TARGET}
-    CPPZMQ::CPPZMQ
 )
 
 # Windows system library provides UUID