diff --git a/cmake/CuteDsl.cmake b/cmake/CuteDsl.cmake
index a0e2b9f..c6d099c 100644
--- a/cmake/CuteDsl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CuteDsl.cmake
@@ -769,25 +769,34 @@ function(cute_dsl_setup)
 
   # Link the static archive + shim + driver lib into LINK_TARGETS.
   #
-  # For STATIC libraries, use PUBLIC so executables that link edgellmCore /
-  # edgellmKernels also inherit the CuTe DSL archive. Otherwise unresolved AOT
-  # wrapper symbols only show up at the final executable link step.
+  # For STATIC libraries, propagate the archive, cudart shim, driver library,
+  # and wrap option to dependents. The final executable performs the actual link
+  # step, so it must inherit all CuTe DSL runtime compatibility pieces.
   foreach(_tgt ${ARG_LINK_TARGETS})
     get_target_property(_tgt_type ${_tgt} TYPE)
     if(_tgt_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
-      target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PUBLIC "${_static_lib}")
+      target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PUBLIC "${_static_lib}"
+                                           trt_edgellm_cutedsl_cudart_shim)
     else()
       target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PRIVATE "${_static_lib}"
                                             trt_edgellm_cutedsl_cudart_shim)
     endif()
     if(CUDA_DRIVER_LIB AND NOT CUDA_DRIVER_LIB MATCHES "-NOTFOUND$")
-      target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PRIVATE "${CUDA_DRIVER_LIB}")
+      if(_tgt_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+        target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PUBLIC "${CUDA_DRIVER_LIB}")
+      else()
+        target_link_libraries(${_tgt} PRIVATE "${CUDA_DRIVER_LIB}")
+      endif()
     endif()
     # CUDA < 12.8: wrap _cudaLaunchKernelEx (cudaKernel_t → CUfunction, e.g.
     # JetPack 6).
     if(NOT _cute_dsl_cuda_ver STREQUAL "" AND _cute_dsl_cuda_ver VERSION_LESS
                                               12.8)
-      target_link_options(${_tgt} PRIVATE "-Wl,--wrap=_cudaLaunchKernelEx")
+      if(_tgt_type STREQUAL "STATIC_LIBRARY")
+        target_link_options(${_tgt} INTERFACE "-Wl,--wrap=_cudaLaunchKernelEx")
+      else()
+        target_link_options(${_tgt} PRIVATE "-Wl,--wrap=_cudaLaunchKernelEx")
+      endif()
     endif()
   endforeach()