diff --git a/dnn/CMakeLists.txt b/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e2012d1..34837e28 100644
--- a/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ if(MGE_WITH_CUDA)
     target_include_directories(cutlass 
         INTERFACE 
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/cutlass/include>)
-    install(TARGETS cutlass EXPORT ${MGE_EXPORT_TARGETS})
 endif()
 
 if(MGE_WITH_TEST)
diff --git a/dnn/src/CMakeLists.txt b/dnn/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dfd0bd2..9ca85ea4 100644
--- a/dnn/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dnn/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ add_library(megdnn EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL OBJECT ${SOURCES})
 
 target_link_libraries(megdnn PUBLIC opr_param_defs)
 if(MGE_WITH_CUDA)
-    target_link_libraries(megdnn PUBLIC cutlass)
+    target_link_libraries(megdnn PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:cutlass>)
 endif()
 
 if(MGE_WITH_ROCM)