diff --git a/Modules/OpenCL/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/OpenCL/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c9b624085..25b7ef1cbd 100644
--- a/Modules/OpenCL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/OpenCL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 if(MITK_USE_OpenCL)
 
   # create the module
   MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
     DEPENDS MitkCore
-    PACKAGE_DEPENDS OpenCL
-                    ITK|ITKThresholding
+    PACKAGE_DEPENDS
+      PUBLIC OpenCL
+      PRIVATE ITK|ITKThresholding
   )
 
   add_subdirectory(Testing)
 endif(MITK_USE_OpenCL)