diff --git a/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt b/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
index c0281e09..c37fcec1 100644
--- a/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wgrib2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,37 +14,36 @@ add_subdirectory(gctpc)
 # with -DCALLABLE_WGRIB2
 add_library(obj_lib OBJECT ${lib_src})
 target_compile_definitions(obj_lib PUBLIC ${definitions_list}) 
-target_link_libraries(obj_lib PRIVATE gctpc)
 
 # with -DCALLABLE_WGRIB2 for the lib
 add_library(wgrib2_lib $<TARGET_OBJECTS:obj_lib> ${callable_src})
+# library and executable have same name (wgrib2) but different target names
 set_target_properties(wgrib2_lib PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME wgrib2)
+
 target_compile_definitions(wgrib2_lib PRIVATE CALLABLE_WGRIB2)
-target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC gctpc)
 
 # without -DCALLABLE_WGRIB2 for the executable
 add_executable(wgrib2_exe $<TARGET_OBJECTS:obj_lib> ${callable_src})
 set_target_properties(wgrib2_exe PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME wgrib2)
-target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE gctpc)
 
 if(USE_NETCDF4)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
+  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE NetCDF::NetCDF_C)
 endif()
 
 if(USE_JASPER)
   target_include_directories(obj_lib PUBLIC ${JASPER_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ${JASPER_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 if(USE_PNG)
   target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC PNG::PNG)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC PNG::PNG)
 endif()
 
 if(OpenMP_FOUND)
+  target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
   target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE OpenMP::OpenMP_C)
 endif()
 
@@ -56,10 +55,10 @@ endif()
 
 if(USE_IPOLATES EQUAL 3)
   target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC ip2::ip2_d)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PUBLIC ip2::ip2_d)
-  target_link_libraries(wgrib2_lib PUBLIC ip2::ip2_d)
 endif()
 
+target_link_libraries(obj_lib PUBLIC gctpc)
+target_link_libraries(wgrib2_exe PRIVATE gctpc)
 
 install(
   TARGETS wgrib2_lib wgrib2_exe