diff --git a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d96a04b5..c6694df67 100644
--- a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1175,4 +1175,5 @@ endif()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set_target_properties(ggml PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+    target_compile_definitions(ggml PRIVATE GGML_SHARED GGML_BUILD)
 endif()