diff --git a/src/blobstore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/blobstore/CMakeLists.txt
index 141e33be..18fb6ec7 100644
--- a/src/blobstore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/blobstore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
 
-# This is needed by boost thread
-if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE rt)
-endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cpp-utils blockstore)
 
 target_add_boost(${PROJECT_NAME} filesystem system thread)
diff --git a/src/blockstore/CMakeLists.txt b/src/blockstore/CMakeLists.txt
index e435b4cd..804658b4 100644
--- a/src/blockstore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/blockstore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
 
-# This is needed by boost thread
-if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE rt)
-endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cpp-utils)
 
 target_add_boost(${PROJECT_NAME} filesystem system thread)
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cpp-utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 9519158c..b66ba46d 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
 
 # This is needed by boost thread
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE rt)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC rt)
 endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE pthread curl)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC pthread curl)
 
 # TODO From Crypto++ 5.7 on, it should support cmake with find_package() instead of find_library().
 find_library_with_path(CryptoPP cryptopp CRYPTOPP_LIB_PATH)
diff --git a/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
index 3628fb67..45a25865 100644
--- a/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
 
-# This is needed by boost thread
-if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE rt)
-endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cpp-utils)
 
diff --git a/utils.cmake b/utils.cmake
index 4c2ead5b..71b8cec8 100644
--- a/utils.cmake
+++ b/utils.cmake
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function(target_add_boost TARGET)
             REQUIRED
             COMPONENTS ${ARGN})
     target_include_directories(${TARGET} SYSTEM PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 endfunction(target_add_boost)
 
 ##################################################