diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/CMakeLists.txt b/dpctl/tensor/CMakeLists.txt
index bab49e8d5c..23a99304d8 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ set(python_module_name _tensor_impl)
 pybind11_add_module(${python_module_name} MODULE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libtensor/source/tensor_py.cpp
 )
-target_compile_options(${python_module_name} PRIVATE -fsycl-device-code-split=per_kernel)
+target_link_options(${python_module_name} PRIVATE -fsycl-device-code-split=per_kernel)
 target_include_directories(${python_module_name}
     PRIVATE
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include