diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 68e3949ba3..a6bd85b1d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ set(GAME_HEADER
     engine.hpp
 )
 
-if (BULLET_USE_DOUBLES)
-    add_definitions(-DBT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
-endif()
-
 source_group(game FILES ${GAME} ${GAME_HEADER})
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwrender
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index f626fe714b..507b25cd1b 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -287,5 +287,5 @@ endif()
 set(COMPONENT_FILES ${COMPONENT_FILES} PARENT_SCOPE)
 
 if (BULLET_USE_DOUBLES)
-    add_definitions(-DBT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
+    target_compile_definitions(components PUBLIC BT_USE_DOUBLE_PRECISION)
 endif()