diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f20c890b8..4c2600de65 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ else()
   add_subdirectory(Externals/libiconv-1.14)
   set(ICONV_LIBRARIES iconv)
 endif()
-list(APPEND LIBS ${ICONV_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(NOT ANDROID)
   find_package(HIDAPI)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index 10e8cd39b8..4ef3af3ac5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ add_library(common
   x64Emitter.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(common PUBLIC
+target_link_libraries(common
+PUBLIC
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
   ${CURL_LIBRARIES}
   enet
   ${MBEDTLS_LIBRARIES}
   ${VTUNE_LIBRARIES}
+
+PRIVATE
+  ${ICONV_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 if (APPLE)
@@ -65,7 +69,6 @@ if(ANDROID)
   target_sources(common PRIVATE
     Logging/ConsoleListenerDroid.cpp
   )
-  target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE iconv)
 elseif(WIN32)
   target_sources(common PRIVATE
     Logging/ConsoleListenerWin.cpp