diff --git a/src/ecwam/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ecwam/CMakeLists.txt
index d03eed95..0d129d6c 100644
--- a/src/ecwam/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ecwam/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ ecbuild_add_library(
     PUBLIC_LIBS      fiat parkind_${prec} ${ecwam}_intfb
                      ${MPI_Fortran_LIBRARIES}
                      ${${PNAME}_OCEANMODEL_LIBRARIES}
+                     field_api_${prec}
     PRIVATE_LIBS     eccodes_f90
                      ${MULTIO_LIBRARIES}
                      ${OpenMP_Fortran_LIBRARIES}
-                     field_api_${prec}
                      $<${HAVE_ECFLOW}:ecflow_lightf>
                      $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
     PUBLIC_INCLUDES  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
diff --git a/src/programs/CMakeLists.txt b/src/programs/CMakeLists.txt
index 050fe57f..53757729 100644
--- a/src/programs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/programs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ foreach( program
     ecbuild_add_executable(
         TARGET          ${PROJECT_NAME}-${program}
         SOURCES         ${program}.F90
-        LIBS            ${PROJECT_NAME} ${OpenMP_Fortran_LIBRARIES} $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran> field_api_${prec}
+        LIBS            ${PROJECT_NAME} ${OpenMP_Fortran_LIBRARIES} $<${HAVE_ACC}:OpenACC::OpenACC_Fortran>
         LINKER_LANGUAGE Fortran
     )
     ecwam_target_compile_definitions_FILENAME(${PROJECT_NAME}-${program})