diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e821620586..dc3fb4b9b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ 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)
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
+        set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
         if(WIN32)
             target_compile_definitions(${target} PRIVATE "GLSLANG_EXPORTING=1")
         endif()