diff --git a/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt b/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e692820554..c7b6ee10e37 100644
--- a/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ if(NOT ${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
         )
         target_link_libraries(tfpsacrypto PRIVATE "$<$<TARGET_EXISTS:idf::nvs_flash>:idf::nvs_flash>")
         # Define compile definition to indicate ESP-IDF PSA ITS implementation is available
-        target_compile_definitions(tfpsacrypto PRIVATE "$<$<TARGET_EXISTS:idf::nvs_flash>:ESP_PSA_ITS_AVAILABLE>")
+        target_compile_definitions(tfpsacrypto PUBLIC "$<$<TARGET_EXISTS:idf::nvs_flash>:ESP_PSA_ITS_AVAILABLE>")
     else()
         # For v1: check if component is in build before adding source and linking
         idf_build_get_property(build_components BUILD_COMPONENTS)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ if(NOT ${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
             target_sources(tfpsacrypto PRIVATE "${COMPONENT_DIR}/port/psa_crypto_storage/esp_psa_its.c")
             idf_component_get_property(nvs_flash_lib nvs_flash COMPONENT_LIB)
             target_link_libraries(tfpsacrypto PRIVATE ${nvs_flash_lib})
-            target_compile_definitions(tfpsacrypto PRIVATE ESP_PSA_ITS_AVAILABLE)
+            target_compile_definitions(tfpsacrypto PUBLIC ESP_PSA_ITS_AVAILABLE)
         endif()
     endif()
 endif()