diff --git a/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in b/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
index 26e2fc187..b2c33cf07 100644
--- a/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/cef_macros.cmake.in
@@ -275,17 +275,17 @@ endmacro()
 # SET_EXECUTABLE_TARGET_PROPERTIES() instead of calling this macro directly.
 macro(SET_COMMON_TARGET_PROPERTIES target)
   # Compile flags.
-  target_compile_options(${target} PUBLIC ${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS})
-  target_compile_options(${target} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG}>)
-  target_compile_options(${target} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS_RELEASE}>)
+  target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE ${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS})
+  target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS_DEBUG}>)
+  target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CEF_COMPILER_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${CEF_CXX_COMPILER_FLAGS_RELEASE}>)
 
   # Compile definitions.
-  target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC ${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES})
-  target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES_DEBUG}>)
-  target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES_RELEASE}>)
+  target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE ${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES})
+  target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES_DEBUG}>)
+  target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CEF_COMPILER_DEFINES_RELEASE}>)
 
   # Include directories.
-  target_include_directories(${target} PUBLIC ${CEF_INCLUDE_PATH})
+  target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${CEF_INCLUDE_PATH})
 
   # Linker flags.
   if(CEF_LINKER_FLAGS)