diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/test/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index e5416da70d50..71a96c7f92c0 100644
--- a/mlir/test/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ add_mlir_library(MLIRTestIR
   TestVisitorsGeneric.cpp
 
   EXCLUDE_FROM_LIBMLIR
+
+  LINK_LIBS PUBLIC
+  MLIRTestDialect
   )
 mlir_target_link_libraries(MLIRTestIR PUBLIC
   MLIRPass
   MLIRBytecodeReader
   MLIRBytecodeWriter
   MLIRFunctionInterfaces
-  MLIRTestDialect
   )
 
 target_include_directories(MLIRTestIR