diff --git a/src/lib/mixer_module/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/mixer_module/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f9822027f..816d8385d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/mixer_module/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/mixer_module/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ px4_add_library(mixer_module
 add_dependencies(mixer_module output_functions_header)
 target_compile_options(mixer_module PRIVATE ${MAX_CUSTOM_OPT_LEVEL})
 target_include_directories(mixer_module PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(mixer_module PRIVATE mixer)
 
 px4_add_functional_gtest(SRC mixer_module_tests.cpp LINKLIBS mixer_module mixer)
-