diff --git a/python/dune/geometry/CMakeLists.txt b/python/dune/geometry/CMakeLists.txt
index 87cdacc35974670fd9db21b2d36bb09db17bd14e..ea657130803e9821c8c95c7facfd57e3f80c63ba 100644
--- a/python/dune/geometry/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/dune/geometry/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ add_python_targets(geometry
   quadpy
 )
 dune_add_pybind11_module(NAME _geometry)
-set_property(TARGET _geometry PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES dunecommon dunegeometry)
+set_property(TARGET _geometry PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES dunecommon dunegeometry APPEND)