diff --git a/src/cpu/simulationconfig/CMakeLists.txt b/src/cpu/simulationconfig/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c41b03d13fd8f0b162def0a3c509d50ac88fef3..3e5782a945e9cab545be1d1dc65b9185aa6dba1b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simulationconfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpu/simulationconfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ set_target_properties(simulationconfig PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 11 POSITION_INDEP
 target_include_directories(simulationconfig PUBLIC ${VFBUILDER_INCLUDE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(simulationconfig PRIVATE VirtualFluidsCore basics muparser)
 target_compile_definitions(simulationconfig PRIVATE VF_METIS VF_MPI)
-target_include_directories(simulationconfig PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+target_include_directories(simulationconfig PUBLIC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})