diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index a82403e3..c3f4722d 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ endif()
 add_executable(conntest conntest.cpp)
 list(APPEND APPLICATIONS conntest)
 
+if (EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY)
+    if( EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL )
+        target_include_directories(conntest SYSTEM PRIVATE ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+        target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+        if (USING_CONAN)
+            target_compile_definitions(conntest PRIVATE ${CONAN_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_LIBCURL})
+            target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE ${CONAN_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_LIBCURL})
+            if (NOT APPLE)
+                target_link_libraries(conntest PRIVATE CONAN_PKG::OpenSSL)
+            endif()
+        endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # ******************************************************************************
 # remotetest application
 add_executable(remotetest remotetest.cpp)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 97632777..d0e989d2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ if (EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY)
     endif()
 
     if( EXIV2_ENABLE_CURL )
-        target_include_directories(exiv2lib SYSTEM PUBLIC ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-        target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PUBLIC ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
+        target_include_directories(exiv2lib SYSTEM PRIVATE ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+        target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
         if (USING_CONAN)
-            target_compile_definitions(exiv2lib PUBLIC ${CONAN_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_LIBCURL})
-            target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PUBLIC ${CONAN_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_LIBCURL})
+            target_compile_definitions(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${CONAN_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_LIBCURL})
+            target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE ${CONAN_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_LIBCURL})
             if (NOT APPLE)
-                target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PUBLIC CONAN_PKG::OpenSSL)
+                target_link_libraries(exiv2lib PRIVATE CONAN_PKG::OpenSSL)
             endif()
         endif()
     endif()