diff --git a/env_support/cmake/dependencies/drm.cmake b/env_support/cmake/dependencies/drm.cmake
index c15d332f9b..991c777fb4 100644
--- a/env_support/cmake/dependencies/drm.cmake
+++ b/env_support/cmake/dependencies/drm.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ if(LV_USE_FIND_PACKAGE_LIBDRM)
   find_package(libdrm QUIET)
   if(libdrm_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "lvgl: libdrm: found via find_package")
-    target_link_libraries(lvgl PRIVATE libdrm::libdrm)
+    # Link libdrm publicly since lvgl headers expose drm types
+    target_link_libraries(lvgl PUBLIC libdrm::libdrm)
     return()
   endif()
 endif()
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ if(LV_USE_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDRM AND PkgConfig_FOUND)
   pkg_check_modules(LIBDRM IMPORTED_TARGET QUIET libdrm)
   if(LIBDRM_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "lvgl: libdrm: found via pkg-config")
-    target_link_libraries(lvgl PRIVATE PkgConfig::LIBDRM)
+    # Link libdrm publicly since lvgl headers expose drm types
+    target_link_libraries(lvgl PUBLIC PkgConfig::LIBDRM)
     return()
   endif()
 endif()