diff --git a/cmake/FindMariaDB.cmake b/cmake/FindMariaDB.cmake
index 3ab4654e..74b6038b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMariaDB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMariaDB.cmake
@@ -143,6 +143,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Add directories to include lists
 target_include_directories(MariaDB::ConnCpp SYSTEM INTERFACE ${MARIADB_INCLUDE_DIR})
-target_link_directories(MariaDB::ConnCpp PUBLIC ${MARIADBCPP_LIBRARY_DIR})
+target_link_directories(MariaDB::ConnCpp INTERFACE ${MARIADBCPP_LIBRARY_DIR})
 
 set(MariaDB_FOUND TRUE)