diff --git a/src/tapi/tools/tapi-run/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tapi/tools/tapi-run/CMakeLists.txt
index 7322e91fb..ecdb41efb 100644
--- a/src/tapi/tools/tapi-run/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tapi/tools/tapi-run/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ add_tapi_executable(tapi-run
   tapi-run.cpp
   )
 
-target_link_libraries(tapi-run
+target_link_libraries(tapi-run PUBLIC
   tapiCore
   libtapi
   )
diff --git a/src/tapi/tools/tapi/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tapi/tools/tapi/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fda720f5..f9cfa09ef 100644
--- a/src/tapi/tools/tapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tapi/tools/tapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ add_tapi_executable(tapi
   tapi.cpp
   )
 
-target_link_libraries(tapi
+target_link_libraries(tapi PUBLIC
   tapiDriver
   )