diff --git a/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c2f2a867d..60c4e81e0c 100644
--- a/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/manyvector/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ if(BUILD_NVECTOR_MPIMANYVECTOR)
       ${SUNDIALS_SOURCE_DIR}/include/nvector/nvector_mpimanyvector.h
     INCLUDE_SUBDIR
       nvector
-    LINK_LIBRARIES MPI::MPI_C
+    LINK_LIBRARIES 
+      PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
     OBJECT_LIBRARIES
       sundials_generic_obj
     COMPILE_DEFINITIONS
diff --git a/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
index b36f525d85..cf8c47a923 100644
--- a/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/mpiplusx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ sundials_add_library(sundials_nvecmpiplusx
     ${SUNDIALS_SOURCE_DIR}/include/nvector/nvector_mpiplusx.h
   INCLUDE_SUBDIR
     nvector
-  LINK_LIBRARIES MPI::MPI_C
+  LINK_LIBRARIES 
+    PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
   OBJECT_LIBRARIES
     sundials_generic_obj
     sundials_nvecmpimanyvector_obj
diff --git a/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
index a1f05db62a..d13a32ae18 100644
--- a/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvector/parallel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ sundials_add_library(sundials_nvecparallel
     ${SUNDIALS_SOURCE_DIR}/include/nvector/nvector_parallel.h
   INCLUDE_SUBDIR
     nvector
-  LINK_LIBRARIES MPI::MPI_C
+  LINK_LIBRARIES 
+    PUBLIC MPI::MPI_C
   OBJECT_LIBRARIES
     sundials_generic_obj
   OUTPUT_NAME