diff --git a/src/tools/iostool/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tools/iostool/CMakeLists.txt
index d8bd23fe3f1..8e465e56b6f 100644
--- a/src/tools/iostool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tools/iostool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ add_qtc_executable(iostool
 
 if (TARGET iostool)
   if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-    target_link_libraries(iostool "-Wl,-sectcreate,__TEXT,__info_plist,${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist")
+    target_link_libraries(iostool PRIVATE "-Wl,-sectcreate,__TEXT,__info_plist,${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist")
   else()
     target_link_options(iostool PRIVATE "-Wl,-sectcreate,__TEXT,__info_plist,${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist")
   endif()