diff --git a/miniupnpc/CMakeLists.txt b/miniupnpc/CMakeLists.txt
index 37d6ccf..29886f8 100644
--- a/miniupnpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/miniupnpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if (UPNPC_BUILD_STATIC)
   set (UPNPC_INSTALL_TARGETS ${UPNPC_INSTALL_TARGETS} libminiupnpc-static)
   set (UPNPC_LIBRARY_TARGET libminiupnpc-static)
   add_executable (upnpc-static upnpc.c)
-  target_link_libraries (upnpc-static PRIVATE libminiupnpc-static)
+  target_link_libraries (upnpc-static LINK_PRIVATE libminiupnpc-static)
 endif (UPNPC_BUILD_STATIC)
 
 if (UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ if (UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED)
   set (UPNPC_INSTALL_TARGETS ${UPNPC_INSTALL_TARGETS} libminiupnpc-shared)
   set (UPNPC_LIBRARY_TARGET libminiupnpc-shared)
   add_executable (upnpc-shared upnpc.c)
-  target_link_libraries (upnpc-shared PRIVATE libminiupnpc-shared)
+  target_link_libraries (upnpc-shared LINK_PRIVATE libminiupnpc-shared)
 endif (UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED)
 
 if (UPNPC_BUILD_TESTS)