diff --git a/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt b/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
index 1840258..fcf2dd0 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgeotiff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -311,17 +311,18 @@ endif()
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${GEOTIFF_LIBRARY_TARGET} PROPERTIES
    OUTPUT_NAME ${GEOTIFF_LIB_NAME})
 
-set(CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES "")
+set(CONFIG_PUBLIC_DEPENDENCIES "")
+set(CONFIG_PRIVATE_DEPENDENCIES "")
 if(TARGET TIFF::TIFF)
     set(TIFF_LIBRARIES TIFF::TIFF)
-    string(APPEND CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES "  find_dependency(TIFF)\n")
+    string(APPEND CONFIG_PUBLIC_DEPENDENCIES "find_dependency(TIFF)\n")
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(${GEOTIFF_LIBRARY_TARGET} PUBLIC
     ${TIFF_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(TARGET PROJ::proj)
     set(PROJ_LIBRARIES PROJ::proj)
-    string(APPEND CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES "  find_dependency(PROJ CONFIG)\n")
+    string(APPEND CONFIG_PRIVATE_DEPENDENCIES "  find_dependency(PROJ CONFIG)\n")
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(${GEOTIFF_LIBRARY_TARGET} PRIVATE
     ${PROJ_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/libgeotiff/cmake/project-config.cmake.in b/libgeotiff/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
index 3690489..87de991 100644
--- a/libgeotiff/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
+++ b/libgeotiff/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ set (@PROJECT_NAME@_BINARY_DIRS "${_ROOT}/bin")
 unset (_ROOT)
 unset (_DIR)
 
+include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+@CONFIG_PUBLIC_DEPENDENCIES@
 set (@PROJECT_NAME@_LIBRARIES @GEOTIFF_LIBRARY_TARGET@)
 if("@BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@")
   set (@PROJECT_NAME@_SHARED_LIBRARIES ${@PROJECT_NAME@_LIBRARIES})
 else()
   set (@PROJECT_NAME@_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${@PROJECT_NAME@_LIBRARIES})
-  include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
-@CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES@
+@CONFIG_PRIVATE_DEPENDENCIES@
 endif()
 
 if(NOT @PROJECT_NAME@_FIND_QUIETLY)