diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/CMakeLists.txt
index b563bc798d..64c5d1a91e 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ ggml_add_backend_library(ggml-qnn
 )
 target_link_libraries(ggml-qnn PRIVATE ${COMMON_LINK_LIBRARIES})
 
-if(GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING)
-    message("GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING is enabled")
-    target_compile_definitions(ggml-qnn PRIVATE GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING)
-else()
-    message("GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING is disabled")
-endif()
-
 add_subdirectory(shared)
 
 if(GGML_HEXAGON_NPU_ONLY)
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/qnn/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/qnn/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a9455b864..010fcf08db 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/qnn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-qnn/qnn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ else()
     message("GGML_QNN_ENABLE_CPU_BACKEND is disabled")
 endif()
 
+if(GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING)
+    message("GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING is enabled")
+    target_compile_definitions(qnn-backend PUBLIC GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING)
+else()
+    message("GGML_QNN_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_TRACKING is disabled")
+endif()
+
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
     set(QNN_DEFAULT_LIB_SEARCH_PATH "/data/local/tmp/" CACHE STRING "customized library search path for QNN backend")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")