diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cbdf7496..10235579 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
-    target_link_libraries( exiv2lib PRIVATE ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES} )
+    target_link_libraries( exiv2lib PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}>)
 endif()
 
 if( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )