diff --git a/irr/src/CMakeLists.txt b/irr/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 202887597..763c33b0d 100644
--- a/irr/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/irr/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ add_library(IRRMESHOBJ OBJECT
 	${IRRMESHLOADER}
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(IRRMESHOBJ PUBLIC tiniergltf::tiniergltf)
+
 add_library(IRROBJ OBJECT
 	CBillboardSceneNode.cpp
 	CCameraSceneNode.cpp
@@ -338,6 +340,8 @@ add_library(IRROBJ OBJECT
 	CMeshCache.cpp
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(IRROBJ PRIVATE IRRMESHOBJ)
+
 set(IRRDRVROBJ
 	CNullDriver.cpp
 	CGLXManager.cpp
@@ -502,6 +506,7 @@ target_include_directories(IrrlichtMt
 # this needs to be here and not in a variable (like link_includes) due to issues
 # with the generator expressions on at least CMake 3.22, but not 3.28 or later
 target_link_libraries(IrrlichtMt PRIVATE
+	tiniergltf::tiniergltf
 	${ZLIB_LIBRARY}
 	${JPEG_LIBRARY}
 	${PNG_LIBRARY}