diff --git a/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
index c37a06133e..713a5a5dd7 100644
--- a/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/CppRestSdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 if(MITK_USE_cpprestsdk)
 
   MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
     DEPENDS MitkCore MitkQtWidgetsExt
     PACKAGE_DEPENDS Qt5|Core
   )
 
-  target_link_libraries(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE cpprestsdk::cpprest)
+  target_link_libraries(${MODULE_TARGET} PUBLIC cpprestsdk::cpprest)
 
 endif(MITK_USE_cpprestsdk)