diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index d18841b57..4dd075e34 100644
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if (PkgConfig_FOUND)
     pkg_check_modules(RTMIDI rtmidi)
     if (RTMIDI_FOUND)
         target_include_directories(plat PRIVATE ${RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-        target_link_directories(plat PRIVATE ${RTMIDI_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+        target_link_directories(plat INTERFACE ${RTMIDI_LIBRARY_DIRS})
         target_link_libraries(plat PRIVATE ${RTMIDI_LIBRARIES})
         target_sources(plat PRIVATE rtmidi_midi.cpp)
     else()