diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dccd75..14ec1aa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@
     target_compile_definitions(${UC_LIB_NAME} PUBLIC
             "ACTIVATION_BUF_SZ=${${use_case}_ACTIVATION_BUF_SZ}")
 
-    # Set the CPU profiling defintiion
-    target_compile_definitions(${UC_LIB_NAME} PRIVATE
-            $<$<BOOL:${CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED}>:CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED>)
-
     target_link_libraries(${UC_LIB_NAME} PUBLIC
         log
         arm_math
diff --git a/source/profiler/CMakeLists.txt b/source/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
index f70e86d..e59dc01 100644
--- a/source/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/profiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 # Profiling API depends on the logging interface and the HAL library.
 target_link_libraries(profiler PRIVATE log hal)
 
+# Set the CPU profiling defintiion
+target_compile_definitions(profiler PUBLIC
+        $<$<BOOL:${CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED}>:CPU_PROFILE_ENABLED>)
+
 message(STATUS "*******************************************************")
 message(STATUS "Library                                : " profiler)
 message(STATUS "CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR                 : " ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR})