diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dcd7f275d..5c78cc7db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ endif(RS_ANDROID)
 
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-set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wno-deprecated-declarations" )
+target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wno-deprecated-declarations)
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC RS_NO_WARN_DEPRECATED )
 
 set(V_VERSION_SET OFF)