diff --git a/clients/CMakeLists.txt b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
index b91c57aa..322315c7 100644
--- a/clients/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clients/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (SFIZZ_RENDER)
     target_compile_definitions(sfizz-fmidi PUBLIC "FMIDI_STATIC=1" "FMIDI_DISABLE_DESCRIBE_API=1")
 
     add_executable(sfizz_render sfizz_render.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(sfizz_render sfizz::sfizz sfizz-fmidi)
+    target_link_libraries(sfizz_render PRIVATE sfizz::sfizz sfizz-fmidi sfizz-sndfile)
     sfizz_enable_lto_if_needed (sfizz_render)
     install (TARGETS sfizz_render DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT "render" OPTIONAL)
 endif()