diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e8fe719a4..beaa0ec50 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ ecm_add_app_icon(dolphin_SRCS ICONS ${ICONS_SRCS})
 kf5_add_kdeinit_executable(dolphin ${dolphin_SRCS})
 
 
-target_link_libraries(kdeinit_dolphin
+target_link_libraries(kdeinit_dolphin PRIVATE
     dolphinstatic
     dolphinprivate
 )