diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/CMakeLists.txt
index 3142e56dad0..937bc486f15 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/platform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ iox_add_library(
     NAMESPACE                   iceoryx_hoofs
     BUILD_INTERFACE             ${ICEORYX_PLATFORM}/include/
     INSTALL_INTERFACE           include/${PREFIX}
-    PUBLIC_LIBS_LINUX           rt pthread
-    PUBLIC_LIBS_UNIX            rt pthread
+    PRIVATE_LIBS_LINUX          pthread rt
+    PRIVATE_LIBS_UNIX           pthread rt
     PRIVATE_LIBS_QNX            socket
     FILES                       ${ICEORYX_PLATFORM_FILES}
 )
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/iceoryx_hoofs/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b3ef33e642..997a97e898d 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 iox_add_library(
     STATIC
-    TARGET                  ${PROJECT_NAME}_testing
+    TARGET                  iceoryx_hoofs_testing
     NAMESPACE               iceoryx_hoofs_testing
     PROJECT_PREFIX          ${PREFIX}
     PUBLIC_LIBS             GTest::gtest