diff --git a/crypto/CMakeLists.txt b/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
index c73a6ed14..b39422f28 100644
--- a/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-add_library(lokinet-cryptography
+add_library(lokinet-libntrup
   STATIC
   libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
   libntrup/src/ref/randomsmall.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ add_library(lokinet-cryptography
   libntrup/src/ref/rq.c
 )
 
-target_include_directories(lokinet-cryptography PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libntrup/include)
+target_include_directories(lokinet-libntrup PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libntrup/include)
 
 # The avx implementation uses runtime CPU feature detection to enable itself, so we *always* want to
 # compile it with avx2/fma support when supported by the compiler even if we aren't compiling with
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-mavx2 COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX2)
 check_cxx_compiler_flag(-mfma COMPILER_SUPPORTS_FMA)
 if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_AVX2 AND COMPILER_SUPPORTS_FMA AND (NOT ANDROID))
-  target_sources(lokinet-cryptography PRIVATE ${NTRU_AVX_SRC})
+  target_sources(lokinet-libntrup PRIVATE ${NTRU_AVX_SRC})
   set_property(SOURCE ${NTRU_AVX_SRC} APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS "-mavx2 -mfma")
   message(STATUS "Building libntrup with runtime AVX2/FMA support")
 else()
-  target_sources(lokinet-cryptography PRIVATE libntrup/src/noavx-stubs.c)
+  target_sources(lokinet-libntrup PRIVATE libntrup/src/noavx-stubs.c)
   message(STATUS "Not building with libntrup runtime AVX2/FMA support (either this architecture doesn't support them, or your compile doesn't support the -mavx2 -mfma flags")
 endif()
 
-enable_lto(lokinet-cryptography)
+enable_lto(lokinet-libntrup)
 
 if (WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
-  target_compile_options(lokinet-cryptography PUBLIC -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
+  target_compile_options(lokinet-libntrup PUBLIC -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(lokinet-cryptography PUBLIC sodium)
+target_link_libraries(lokinet-libntrup PUBLIC sodium)
 
diff --git a/llarp/CMakeLists.txt b/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
index e06cd340e..e42eca201 100644
--- a/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llarp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include(Version)
 
-target_sources(lokinet-cryptography PRIVATE
+add_library(lokinet-cryptography
+  STATIC
   crypto/crypto.cpp
   crypto/encrypted_frame.cpp
   crypto/types.cpp
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ add_library(lokinet-base INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(lokinet-base
   INTERFACE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 )
-target_link_libraries(lokinet-base INTERFACE quic lokinet-cryptography)
+target_link_libraries(lokinet-base INTERFACE quic)
 
 if(WITH_PEERSTATS)
   target_compile_definitions(lokinet-base INTERFACE -DLOKINET_PEERSTATS_BACKEND)
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ function(lokinet_link_lib libname)
 endfunction()
 
 # internal public linkages of components
-lokinet_link_lib(lokinet-util)
+lokinet_link_lib(lokinet-util lokinet-libntrup)
 lokinet_link_lib(lokinet-cryptography lokinet-libcrypt lokinet-util)
 lokinet_link_lib(lokinet-peerstats lokinet-context)
 lokinet_link_lib(lokinet-consensus lokinet-context)