diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
index 9eeb1164a5a..c10b97b5848 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_extensions.cmake
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ endfunction()
 # Usage: nuttx_include_directories("include/path1" "include/path2")
 function(nuttx_include_directories)
   if(TARGET ${NX_CURRENT_LIBRARY})
-    target_include_directories(${NX_CURRENT_LIBRARY} PRIVATE ${ARGN})
+    target_include_directories(${NX_CURRENT_LIBRARY} PUBLIC ${ARGN})
   endif()
 endfunction()