diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f2f550..4003e6c 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ set(libinc_cpp
     libconfig.hh)
 
 set(libsrc_cpp
-    ${libsrc}
     libconfigcpp.cc)
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -92,11 +91,13 @@ endif()
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     if(BUILD_CXX)
+      target_sources(${libname}++ PRIVATE ${libsrc})
       target_compile_definitions(${libname}++ PRIVATE LIBCONFIG_STATIC)
     endif()
 else()
     target_compile_definitions(${libname} PUBLIC LIBCONFIG_STATIC)
     if(BUILD_CXX)
+      target_link_libraries(${libname}++ PRIVATE ${libname})
       target_compile_definitions(${libname}++ PUBLIC LIBCONFIG_STATIC LIBCONFIGXX_STATIC)
     endif()
 endif()
@@ -154,9 +155,9 @@ if(MSVC)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
-    target_link_libraries(${libname} shlwapi)
+    target_link_libraries(${libname} PRIVATE shlwapi)
     if(BUILD_CXX)
-      target_link_libraries(${libname}++ shlwapi)
+      target_link_libraries(${libname}++ PRIVATE shlwapi)
     endif()
 endif()