diff --git a/velox/external/hdfs/CMakeLists.txt b/velox/external/hdfs/CMakeLists.txt
index a35f728224c7..0170fb1a6c26 100644
--- a/velox/external/hdfs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/velox/external/hdfs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ if(${VELOX_ENABLE_HDFS})
   velox_add_library(velox_external_hdfs ArrowHdfsInternal.cpp)
   velox_link_libraries(
         velox_external_hdfs
-        PRIVATE
+        PUBLIC
         arrow)
 endif()