diff --git a/include/libint2/config.h.cmake.in b/include/libint2/config.h.cmake.in
index 723f28cb2..6c7a4f6d0 100644
--- a/include/libint2/config.h.cmake.in
+++ b/include/libint2/config.h.cmake.in
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@
 #  endif
 #endif  // __has_attribute
 #endif  // LIBINT_MAYBE_UNUSED
-#ifndef LIBINT_MAYBE_UNUSED  // fallback
+// below is fallback
+#ifndef LIBINT_MAYBE_UNUSED
 #define LIBINT_MAYBE_UNUSED
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/lib/libint/CMakeLists.txt.export b/src/lib/libint/CMakeLists.txt.export
index a6c9fce32..b7a7e4470 100644
--- a/src/lib/libint/CMakeLists.txt.export
+++ b/src/lib/libint/CMakeLists.txt.export
@@ -342,14 +342,13 @@ if (L2_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       )
     target_compile_definitions(
       int-static
-      PRIVATE
-        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE>
-        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS>
-        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS>
       INTERFACE
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:__COMPILING_LIBINT2=1>
       PUBLIC
         $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_USE_MATH_DEFINES>
+        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE>
+        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS>
+        $<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS>
       )
     target_compile_options(
       int-static