diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b58340a..201e1b84 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/DDS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ set(plugin FairMQPlugin_dds)
 
 add_library(${plugin} SHARED ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DDS.cxx ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/DDS.h)
 target_link_libraries(${plugin} FairMQ ${DDS_INTERCOM_LIBRARY_SHARED} ${DDS_PROTOCOL_LIBRARY_SHARED} ${DDS_USER_DEFAULTS_LIBRARY_SHARED})
-target_include_directories(${plugin} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${DDS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(${plugin} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} PUBLIC ${DDS_INCLUDE_DIR})
 set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
 
 add_executable(fairmq-dds-command-ui ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/runDDSCommandUI.cxx)
 target_link_libraries(fairmq-dds-command-ui FairMQ ${DDS_INTERCOM_LIBRARY_SHARED} ${DDS_PROTOCOL_LIBRARY_SHARED} ${DDS_USER_DEFAULTS_LIBRARY_SHARED})
-target_include_directories(fairmq-dds-command-ui PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${DDS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(fairmq-dds-command-ui PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} PUBLIC ${DDS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+