diff --git a/inputcontext/CMakeLists.txt b/inputcontext/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dba05bd..2009bd3e 100644
--- a/inputcontext/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inputcontext/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,16 +33,17 @@ if(ENABLE_HUNSPELL)
     )
 endif()
 
-qsk_add_plugin(qskinputcontext
-    platforminputcontexts QskInputContextPlugin ${SOURCES})
+set(target qskinputcontext)
+
+qsk_add_plugin(${target} platforminputcontexts QskInputContextPlugin ${SOURCES})
 
 if(ENABLE_PINYIN)
-    target_link_libraries(qskinputcontext PRIVATE pinyin Fcitx5::Utils)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE pinyin Fcitx5::Utils)
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_HUNSPELL)
-    target_link_libraries(qskinputcontext PRIVATE hunspell)
+    target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE hunspell)
 endif()
 
-target_compile_definitions(qskinputcontext PRIVATE QSK_INPUTCONTEXT_MAKEDLL)
-target_link_libraries(qskinputcontext PRIVATE qskinny Qt::GuiPrivate)
+set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL QSK_INPUTCONTEXT_MAKEDLL )
+target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE qskinny Qt::GuiPrivate)
diff --git a/qmlexport/CMakeLists.txt b/qmlexport/CMakeLists.txt
index 60bcee65..607b56a3 100644
--- a/qmlexport/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qmlexport/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE qskinny)
 target_include_directories(${target} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
 if(BUILD_QSKDLL)
-    target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE QSK_QML_MAKEDLL)
+    set_target_properties( ${target} PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL QSK_QML_MAKEDLL )
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS ${target} DESTINATION qmlexport)
diff --git a/skins/material3/CMakeLists.txt b/skins/material3/CMakeLists.txt
index 238a988e..43c02b7b 100644
--- a/skins/material3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/skins/material3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ set(SOURCES
 qt_add_resources(SOURCES icons.qrc)
 
 qsk_add_plugin(material3skin skins QskMaterial3SkinFactory ${SOURCES})
-target_compile_definitions(material3skin PRIVATE QSK_MATERIAL3_MAKEDLL)
+set_target_properties(material3skin PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL QSK_MATERIAL3_MAKEDLL )
diff --git a/skins/squiek/CMakeLists.txt b/skins/squiek/CMakeLists.txt
index f2c6e72e..28469bff 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/skins/squiek/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ qsk_add_plugin(squiekskin skins QskSquiekSkinFactory
     QskSquiekGlobal.h QskSquiekSkin.h QskSquiekSkin.cpp
     QskSquiekSkinFactory.h QskSquiekSkinFactory.cpp
 )
-target_compile_definitions(squiekskin PRIVATE QSK_SQUIEK_MAKEDLL)
+set_target_properties(squiekskin PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL QSK_SQUIEK_MAKEDLL)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 777f5da3..cb858326 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_QSKDLL)
-    target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC QSK_DLL PRIVATE QSK_MAKEDLL)
+    target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC QSK_DLL )
+    set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL QSK_MAKEDLL)
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(${target} PUBLIC
diff --git a/support/CMakeLists.txt b/support/CMakeLists.txt
index 81fb52ab..a820d803 100644
--- a/support/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/support/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(${target} PUBLIC qskinny)
 
 if (BUILD_QSKDLL)
-    target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE SKINNY_MAKEDLL)
+    set_target_properties( ${target} PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL SKINNY_MAKEDLL )
 endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(${target}