diff --git a/src/lib/libubus-cpp/builders/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/src/lib/libubus-cpp/builders/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 19ef9db3..4e2ae777 100644
--- a/src/lib/libubus-cpp/builders/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/lib/libubus-cpp/builders/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ add_library(
 target_link_libraries (ubus-cpp 
 	LINK_PUBLIC
 	ubus
+	blobmsg_json
 )
 
 target_include_directories (ubus-cpp PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})