diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/CMakeLists.txt b/slsDetectorSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
index 1073e23c3..599907da6 100755
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ add_library(slsDetectorShared SHARED
     ${HEADERS}
 )
 
-
 # Do we have link time optimization?
 check_ipo_supported(RESULT LTO_AVAILABLE)
 if(LTO_AVAILABLE)
@@ -28,13 +27,15 @@ target_include_directories(slsDetectorShared PUBLIC
     "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>"
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(slsDetectorShared PUBLIC
-    slsProjectOptions
-    slsProjectWarnings
+target_link_libraries(slsDetectorShared 
+    PUBLIC
     slsSupportLib
-    zmq
     pthread
     rt
+    PRIVATE
+    slsProjectOptions
+    slsProjectWarnings
+    ${ZeroMQ_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
index be82b7f48..546e08f0e 100755
--- a/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsSupportLib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ set_target_properties(slsSupportLib PROPERTIES
 message(${ZeroMQ_LIBRARIES})
 
 target_link_libraries(slsSupportLib 
+    PRIVATE
+    ${ZeroMQ_LIBRARIES}
     slsProjectOptions 
     slsProjectWarnings 
-    # ${ZeroMQ_LIBRARIES}
-    zmq
-    rapidjson)
+    rapidjson
+)
+
+
 
 if (SLS_USE_TESTS)
     add_subdirectory(tests)