diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 70599804..1c0021a5 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,24 +82,20 @@ if (MAC)
   add_sanitizers(ixwebsocket_unittest)
 endif()
 
-if (APPLE AND USE_TLS)
-  target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest "-framework foundation" "-framework security")
-endif()
-
 if (JSONCPP_FOUND)
-  target_include_directories(ixwebsocket_unittest PUBLIC ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 # library with the most dependencies come first
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixbots)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixsnake)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixcobra)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixsentry)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixwebsocket)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixcrypto)
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest ixcore)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixbots)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixsnake)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixcobra)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixsentry)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixwebsocket)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixcrypto)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE ixcore)
 
-target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest spdlog)
+target_link_libraries(ixwebsocket_unittest PRIVATE spdlog)
 
 install(TARGETS ixwebsocket_unittest DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/ws/CMakeLists.txt b/ws/CMakeLists.txt
index c9803ce1..d3c2b8f5 100644
--- a/ws/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ws/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ add_executable(ws
   ws.cpp)
 
 # library with the most dependencies come first
-target_link_libraries(ws ixbots)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixsnake)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixcobra)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixsentry)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixwebsocket)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixcrypto)
-target_link_libraries(ws ixcore)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixbots)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixsnake)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixcobra)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixsentry)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixwebsocket)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixcrypto)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ixcore)
 
-target_link_libraries(ws spdlog)
+target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE spdlog)
 
 if (JSONCPP_FOUND)
-  target_include_directories(ws PUBLIC ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  target_link_libraries(ws ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
+  target_include_directories(ws PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  target_link_libraries(ws PRIVATE ${JSONCPP_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS ws RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)