diff --git a/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 42803534b..d152af868 100644
--- a/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hic/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ ecbuild_add_library( TARGET hic
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
 )
 
+ecbuild_add_library( TARGET hicsparse
+  TYPE INTERFACE
+  PUBLIC_INCLUDES
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src>
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
+)
+
 install( FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/hic/hic_config.h DESTINATION include/hic )
 install( FILES hic/hic.h                                  DESTINATION include/hic )
 install( FILES hic/hic_runtime.h                          DESTINATION include/hic )
@@ -39,8 +47,8 @@ install( FILES hic/hic_dummy/hicsparse_dummy.h            DESTINATION include/hi
 
 if( HAVE_CUDA )
   target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE CUDA::cudart )
-  target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE CUDA::cusparse )
+  target_link_libraries( hicsparse INTERFACE hic CUDA::cusparse )
 elseif( HAVE_HIP )
   target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE hip::host )
-  target_link_libraries( hic INTERFACE roc::hipsparse )
+  target_link_libraries( hicsparse INTERFACE hic roc::hipsparse )
 endif()
diff --git a/hic/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/hic/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a2717e8f..2d327f032 100644
--- a/hic/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hic/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if( HAVE_HIP OR HAVE_CUDA )
 
   ecbuild_add_test( TARGET hic_test_hicsparse
     SOURCES   test_hicsparse.cc
-    LIBS      hic
+    LIBS      hicsparse
   )
 endif()