diff --git a/lib/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
index bbc6d63e4..cfe63f216 100644
--- a/lib/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/external/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ add_library(imgui OBJECT
 )
 
 target_compile_definitions(imgui PUBLIC IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLAD)
-target_compile_options(imgui PUBLIC -Wno-stringop-overflow)
+target_compile_options(imgui PRIVATE -Wno-stringop-overflow)
 
 target_include_directories(imgui PUBLIC include ${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GLFW_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${OpenGL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_directories(imgui PUBLIC ${GLFW_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${OpenGL_LIBRARY_DIRS})