diff --git a/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
index bdefa16c79..15b7c2e70c 100644
--- a/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 if(MITK_USE_CppRestSdk)
 
   MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
     DEPENDS MitkCore MitkQtWidgetsExt
     PACKAGE_DEPENDS Qt5|Core
     WARNINGS_NO_ERRORS 
   )
 
+  target_link_libraries(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE cpprestsdk::cpprest)
+
 endif(MITK_USE_CppRestSdk)