diff --git a/java/CMakeLists.txt b/java/CMakeLists.txt
index d8afd671c2..20554cace6 100644
--- a/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ file(GLOB VERSION_SCRIPT CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
 
 add_library(yoga SHARED ${SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(yoga yogacore)
-target_link_options(yoga PRIVATE -Wl,--version-script=${VERSION_SCRIPT})
+target_link_options(yoga PUBLIC -Wl,--version-script=${VERSION_SCRIPT})