diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index e1ef8e5aa8..e9e75b6070 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ target_include_directories(librpm PRIVATE
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 	${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
+# This is needed for rpmcli.h
+target_include_directories(librpm PUBLIC ${POPT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 target_sources(librpm PRIVATE
 	backend/dbi.c backend/dbi.h backend/dummydb.c