diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6010e3805..55a276f06 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ function (bitmonero_add_library name)
   set_property(TARGET "${name}"
     PROPERTY
       FOLDER "libs")
+  target_compile_definitions(${objlib}
+    PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:${name},INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
 endfunction ()
 
 add_subdirectory(common)