diff --git a/fs/littlefs/CMakeLists.txt b/fs/littlefs/CMakeLists.txt
index d6f5e67e30..dc03c0433d 100644
--- a/fs/littlefs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fs/littlefs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if(CONFIG_FS_LITTLEFS)
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(littlefs)
   endif()
 
-  target_compile_definitions(
+  target_compile_options(
     fs
     PRIVATE
       $<$<NOT:$<BOOL:${CONFIG_FS_LITTLEFS_HAS_LFS_DEFINES}>>:-DLFS_TRACE=finfo>