diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index f9a60cbed3..9d0ce25005 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1028,6 +1028,9 @@ set(IFCPARSE_FILES ${IFCPARSE_CPP_FILES} ${IFCPARSE_H_FILES})
 add_library(IfcParse ${IFCPARSE_FILES})
 set_target_properties(IfcParse PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -DIFC_PARSE_EXPORTS VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}" SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
+if(LibXml2_DIR)
+    target_compile_definitions(IfcParse PRIVATE ${LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
 if(WASM_BUILD)
     target_link_libraries(IfcParse ${BCRYPT_LIBRARIES} ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES})
 else()