diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f1d2ee3ba..7ec6045c41 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ target_include_directories(secp256k1 INTERFACE
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:$<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL}>>:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>>
 )
 set_target_properties(secp256k1_objs PROPERTIES
-    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:secp256k1,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
+  INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:secp256k1,INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>"
+  INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:secp256k1,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>"
 )
 
 # This emulates Libtool to make sure Libtool and CMake agree on the ABI version,