diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/schema-builder/content-type-builder.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/schema-builder/content-type-builder.js
index 0e599f5b98..12beaec523 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/schema-builder/content-type-builder.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/services/schema-builder/content-type-builder.js
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ const generateRelation = ({ key, attribute, plugin, modelName, targetAttribute =
     plugin,
     columnName: attribute.targetColumnName || undefined,
     autoPopulate: targetAttribute.autoPopulate,
+    private: targetAttribute.private || undefined,
   };
 
   switch (attribute.nature) {