diff --git a/components/mosquitto/CMakeLists.txt b/components/mosquitto/CMakeLists.txt
index 89d467ced..5e71918d4 100644
--- a/components/mosquitto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/mosquitto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
 
 # Enable linker wrapping for mosquitto_unpwd_check to allow connection callback interception
 # without modifying upstream code
-target_link_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wl,--wrap=mosquitto_unpwd_check")
+target_link_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-Wl,--wrap=mosquitto_unpwd_check")
 
 # Some mosquitto source unconditionally define `_GNU_SOURCE` which collides with IDF build system
 # producing warning: "_GNU_SOURCE" redefined