diff --git a/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
index 5043d23f..2e10b84d 100644
--- a/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if (${TGI_TRTLLM_BACKEND_BUILD_TESTS} AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
     check_cxx_compiler_flag("-Wnrvo" COMPILER_SUPPORT_WARNING_ON_NVRO)
     if (${COMPILER_SUPPORT_WARNING_ON_NVRO})
         message(STATUS "Enabling non-NVRO detection")
-        target_compile_options(tgi_trtllm_backend_impl "-Wnvro")
+        target_compile_options(tgi_trtllm_backend_impl PRIVATE -Wnrvo)
     endif ()
 
     cmake_path(GET TRTLLM_NVRTC_WRAPPER_LIBRARY_PATH PARENT_PATH TRTLLM_NVRTC_WRAPPER_PARENT_LIBRARY_PATH)