diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f3b44fac06..194e5f3f7a 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC common PRIVATE audio_core video_core)
 target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC Boost::boost PRIVATE fmt lz4_static mbedtls opus unicorn open_source_archives)
 if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
     target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE -DENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
-    target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC json-headers web_service)
+    target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE web_service)
 endif()
 
 if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)