diff --git a/extern/curve_fit_nd/CMakeLists.txt b/extern/curve_fit_nd/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fa7bc76f6e..c913b060280 100644
--- a/extern/curve_fit_nd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extern/curve_fit_nd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 set(INC
-  .
+  PUBLIC .
 )
 
 set(INC_SYS
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ set(LIB
 )
 
 blender_add_lib(extern_curve_fit_nd "${SRC}" "${INC}" "${INC_SYS}" "${LIB}")
+add_library(bf::extern::curve_fit_nd ALIAS extern_curve_fit_nd)
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 43345cc2a5d..4f34adc5c70 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ set(INC
   ../../../intern/memutil
   ../../../intern/mikktspace
   ../../../intern/opensubdiv
-  ../../../extern/curve_fit_nd
   ../../../extern/fmtlib/include
 
   # RNA_prototypes.h
@@ -542,6 +541,7 @@ set(LIB
   bf_depsgraph
   PRIVATE bf::dna
   bf_draw
+  PRIVATE bf::extern::curve_fit_nd
   bf_functions
   bf_gpencil_modifiers_legacy
   bf_gpu
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curve/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/editors/curve/CMakeLists.txt
index 30c4d5d5821..c84cffab908 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curve/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curve/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ set(INC
   ../../makesrna
   ../../windowmanager
   ../../../../intern/clog
-  ../../../../extern/curve_fit_nd
   # RNA_prototypes.h
   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/source/blender/makesrna
 )
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ set(LIB
   bf_blenkernel
   PRIVATE bf::blenlib
   PRIVATE bf::dna
+  PRIVATE bf::extern::curve_fit_nd
   PRIVATE bf::intern::guardedalloc
   extern_curve_fit_nd
 )