diff --git a/src/xml/mjz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/xml/mjz/CMakeLists.txt
index 198b4281..5d07c7bb 100644
--- a/src/xml/mjz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/xml/mjz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ set(MUJOCO_MJZ_SRCS
 )
 
 target_sources(mujoco PRIVATE ${MUJOCO_MJZ_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(mujoco miniz)
+target_link_libraries(mujoco PRIVATE miniz)