diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 95e1cad2fe..02226e23e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fPIC -gdwarf-2 -msse4.2 -mfma")
 add_subdirectory(deps)
 
 # api
-aux_source_directory(include/client API_SRC)
-add_library(api INTERFACE ${API_SRC})
+add_library(api INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(api INTERFACE "include/client")
 
 # src
 add_subdirectory(source)
diff --git a/source/common/CMakeLists.txt b/source/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 51d7965b06..d03231fcfb 100644
--- a/source/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ target_link_libraries(
     common
     PUBLIC os
     PUBLIC util
-    PUBLIC api
+    INTERFACE api
 )
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