diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd679bc..53479a6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ if(HAIKU)
 endif()
 
 # add -fPIC globally so that it's linked well
-add_compile_options($<$<BOOL:${TWN_FEATURE_DYNLIB_GAME}>:-fPIC>)
+add_compile_options($<$<BOOL:${TWN_FEATURE_DYNLIB_GAME}>:-fPIC>
+                    -fvisibility=hidden)
 
 set(PHYSFS_BUILD_SHARED FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "")
 set(PHYSFS_DISABLE_INSTALL TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "")
@@ -310,7 +311,6 @@ link_deps(twn_third_parties)
 give_options(${TWN_TARGET})
 include_deps(${TWN_TARGET})
 link_deps(${TWN_TARGET})
-target_compile_options(${TWN_TARGET} PRIVATE -fvisibility=hidden)
 target_link_libraries(${TWN_TARGET} PUBLIC twn_third_parties)
 target_include_directories(${TWN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${TWN_ROOT_DIR}/src)