diff --git a/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 89cb6cfbb29..0a6358272c2 100644
--- a/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
     INTERFACE
     $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}_NO_LIB>
     PUBLIC
-    $<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${PROJECT_NAME},TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>:${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}_DYN_LINK>
+    $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:${PROJECT_NAME}>:$<$<STREQUAL:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${PROJECT_NAME},TYPE>,SHARED_LIBRARY>:${PROJECT_NAME_UPPER}_DYN_LINK>>
     )
 
 # Define public headers