diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 261709e5de..bffb6e3819 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ add_library(
     net/net.h net/net.cpp)
 
 # httplib must be put first otherwise external-openssl builds won't work
-target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE httplib::httplib)
+target_link_libraries(common PUBLIC httplib::httplib)
 if(WIN32)
     target_sources(common PRIVATE windows/timer_resolution.cpp
         windows/timer_resolution.h)
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index cf7b047286..04c0aa8595 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1167,8 +1167,6 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     tools/renderdoc.cpp
     tools/renderdoc.h)
 
-# httplib must be linked before anything because openssl-external
-target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE httplib::httplib)
 if (ENABLE_WIFI_SCAN)
     target_sources(core PRIVATE internal_network/wifi_scanner.cpp)
     if (PLATFORM_LINUX)
@@ -1208,7 +1206,9 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(core PRIVATE ${OPUS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC common PRIVATE audio_core hid_core network video_core nx_tzdb tz)
+target_link_libraries(core
+    PUBLIC common
+    PRIVATE audio_core hid_core network video_core nx_tzdb tz)
 
 if (BOOST_NO_HEADERS)
     target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC Boost::container Boost::heap Boost::asio Boost::process Boost::crc)
diff --git a/src/qt_common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt_common/CMakeLists.txt
index a8c4e51240..c8778df331 100644
--- a/src/qt_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if (USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE)
         discord/discord_impl.cpp
         discord/discord_impl.h
     )
-    target_link_libraries(qt_common PUBLIC DiscordRPC::discord-rpc httplib::httplib)
+    target_link_libraries(qt_common PUBLIC httplib::httplib DiscordRPC::discord-rpc)
 
     if (YUZU_USE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL)
         target_link_libraries(qt_common PUBLIC OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)