diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
index b5b64bebbc8..8f3335c1b4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ add_qtc_library(QmlDesignerCore STATIC
     QmlJSTools
     QmlProjectManager
     QtSupport
+    QmlDesignerUtils
   PUBLIC_DEPENDS
     QmlDesignerBase
     QmlPuppetCommunication
-    QmlDesignerUtils
     TextEditor
     Sqlite
   DEFINES