diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a77d782..f2070ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${project_headers} ${project_cpps} ${project_cxx}
 if(${DCMTK_FOUND})
     target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} dcmnet)
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}  ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
     PRIVATE
         # If the debug configuration pass the DEBUG define to the compiler