diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4168fa4..9eb3db8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,11 +108,12 @@ foreach(prec dp sp)
       TARGET ${LIBNAME}_${prec}
       SOURCES ${srcs}
       DEFINITIONS $<$<NOT:${fiat_FOUND}>:${FIELD_API_DEFINITIONS}>
+      PUBLIC_LIBS
+         $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
       PRIVATE_LIBS
          $<${fiat_FOUND}:fiat>
          $<${fiat_FOUND}:parkind_${prec}>
          OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran
-         $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
       )
   target_include_directories( ${LIBNAME}_${prec} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
   set_property(TARGET ${LIBNAME}_${prec} PROPERTY C_STANDARD 99)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a68c86d..fdf193a 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ ecbuild_add_test(
        parkind_dp
        fiat
        OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran
-       $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
 )
 
 ## Unit tests
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ foreach(TEST_FILE ${TEST_FILES})
            parkind_dp
            fiat
            OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran
-           $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
     )
 
     set_target_properties(${TEST_NAME}.x