diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3c277559b..041966b1d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ list(GET config_args 0 OS)
 list(GET config_args 1 BOARD)
 list(GET config_args 2 LABEL)
 
-message(STATUS "TARGET: OS(${OS})-BOARD(${BOARD})-LABEL(${LABEL})")
+message(STATUS "OS=${OS} BOARD=${BOARD} LABEL=${LABEL}")
 
 #=============================================================================
 # programs
diff --git a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
index 38ae2f7e2f..66be1acbe5 100644
--- a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ function(px4_add_module)
 
 	add_library(${MODULE} STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${SRCS})
 
+	if(MAIN)
+		set_target_properties(${MODULE} PROPERTIES
+			COMPILE_DEFINITIONS PX4_MAIN=${MAIN}_app_main)
+	endif()
+
 	if(INCLUDES)
 		target_include_directories(${MODULE} ${INCLUDES})
 	endif()
@@ -272,10 +277,6 @@ function(px4_add_module)
 		add_dependencies(${MODULE} ${DEPENDS})
 	endif()
 
-	if(MAIN)
-		target_compile_definitions(${MODULE} PUBLIC -DPX4_MAIN=${MAIN}_app_main)
-	endif()
-
 	# join list variables to get ready to send to compiler
 	foreach(prop LINK_FLAGS COMPILE_FLAGS)
 		if(${prop})