diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b6e54ce..7b40ecb9 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 link_libraries(glfw)
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_definitions(-DGLFW_DLL)
     link_libraries("${MATH_LIBRARY}")
 else()
     link_libraries(${glfw_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 590a10f8..7c7dd973 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         target_compile_options(glfw PRIVATE "-fvisibility=hidden")
     endif()
 
+    target_compile_definitions(glfw INTERFACE -DGLFW_DLL)
     target_link_libraries(glfw ${glfw_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index af211600..f1bce371 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 link_libraries(glfw)
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    add_definitions(-DGLFW_DLL)
     link_libraries("${MATH_LIBRARY}")
 else()
     link_libraries(${glfw_LIBRARIES})