diff --git a/cmake/TrackerPlugin.cmake b/cmake/TrackerPlugin.cmake
index cc023397e17c97cfebef547779986f799c6f1961..79a21362e423a5ec770bfe19b7ff9393dacff00a 100644
--- a/cmake/TrackerPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/TrackerPlugin.cmake
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ function(add_behavior_plugin target)
         CXX_EXTENSIONS NO
     )
     
-    target_link_libraries (${target} biotracker-utility)
+target_link_libraries (${target} PRIVATE biotracker-utility)
 endfunction()