diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c929b44..5bf2f197 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ if (MSVC)
 	include(CheckIncludeFiles)
 	check_include_files(stdint.h STDINT_EXISTS)
 	if (NOT STDINT_EXISTS)
-		include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/msvc/msvc2003")
+		target_include_directories(CSE2 PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/msvc/msvc2003")
 	endif()
 else()
 	# Find dependencies
@@ -336,6 +336,6 @@ else()
 	endif()
 endif()
 
-target_include_directories(CSE2 PUBLIC ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-target_compile_options(CSE2 PUBLIC ${SDL2_CFLAGS_OTHER} ${FREETYPE_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+target_include_directories(CSE2 PRIVATE ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_compile_options(CSE2 PRIVATE ${SDL2_CFLAGS_OTHER} ${FREETYPE_CFLAGS_OTHER})
 target_link_libraries(CSE2 ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES})