diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3a4f322..c1e0b05e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ endfunction()
 function(glslang_only_export_explicit_symbols target)
     if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         target_compile_definitions(${target} PUBLIC "GLSLANG_IS_SHARED_LIBRARY=1")
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
         if(WIN32)
             target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE "GLSLANG_EXPORTING=1")
-        else()
-            target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE "-fvisibility=hidden")
         endif()
     endif()
 endfunction()