diff --git a/lib/c_glib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/c_glib/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a1f188..5f0b6f5 100644
--- a/lib/c_glib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/c_glib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 include(ThriftMacros)
 
 ADD_LIBRARY_THRIFT(thrift_c_glib ${thrift_c_glib_SOURCES})
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES_THRIFT(thrift_c_glib ${SYSLIBS})
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES_THRIFT(thrift_c_glib PUBLIC ${SYSLIBS})
 
 # Install the headers
 install(DIRECTORY "src/thrift" DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}"