diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0e199d8..a885369 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ pysimdjson = { workspace = true }
 [tool.setuptools]
 ext-modules = [
-    { name = "csimdjson", sources = ["simdjson/simdjson.cpp", "simdjson/util.cpp", "simdjson/csimdjson.pyx"], py-limited-api = true },
+    { name = "csimdjson", sources = ["simdjson/util.cpp", "simdjson/csimdjson.pyx"], py-limited-api = true, libraries = ["simdjson"] },
 ]