diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/federated/generator/FederateTargetConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/federated/generator/FederateTargetConfig.java
index de58c2e543..f6b04494a7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/federated/generator/FederateTargetConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/federated/generator/FederateTargetConfig.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void update(
                       .map(Objects::toString)
                       .toList();
               fileListProperty.update(config, files);
-            } else {
+            } else if (property.loadFromFederate()) {
               p.get().update(this, pair, err);
             }
           }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/c/CGenerator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/c/CGenerator.java
index 9414010641..27e5f4f022 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/c/CGenerator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/generator/c/CGenerator.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.allPorts;
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.allReactions;
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.allStateVars;
+import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.convertToEmptyListIfNull;
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.getInferredType;
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.isInitialized;
 import static org.lflang.ast.ASTUtils.toDefinition;
@@ -727,11 +728,25 @@ private void inspectReactorEResource(ReactorDecl reactor) {
       if (lfResource != null) {
         // Copy the user files and cmake-includes to the src-gen path of the main .lf file
         copyUserFiles(lfResource.getTargetConfig(), lfResource.getFileConfig());
-        // Merge the CMake includes from the imported file into the target config
-        if (lfResource.getTargetConfig().isSet(CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE)) {
-          CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE.update(
-              this.targetConfig, lfResource.getTargetConfig().get(CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE));
-        }
+
+        var config = lfResource.getTargetConfig();
+        var pairs = convertToEmptyListIfNull(config.extractTargetDecl().getConfig().getPairs());
+        pairs.forEach(
+          pair -> {
+            var p = config.forName((pair.getName()));
+            if (p.isPresent()) {
+              var property = p.get();
+              if (property.loadFromImport()) {
+                property.update(this.targetConfig, pair, messageReporter);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        );
+        // // Merge the CMake includes from the imported file into the target config
+        // if (lfResource.getTargetConfig().isSet(CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE)) {
+        //   CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE.update(
+        //       this.targetConfig, lfResource.getTargetConfig().get(CmakeIncludeProperty.INSTANCE));
+        // }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/CmakeIncludeProperty.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/CmakeIncludeProperty.java
index a47379fef1..b9a90a6ba9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/CmakeIncludeProperty.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/CmakeIncludeProperty.java
@@ -39,4 +39,14 @@ public Element toAstElement(List<String> value) {
   public String name() {
     return "cmake-include";
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Boolean loadFromImport() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Boolean loadFromFederate() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/TargetProperty.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/TargetProperty.java
index e1e1c444df..13182cb036 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/TargetProperty.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lflang/target/property/TargetProperty.java
@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ public Optional<Element> astElementFromConfig(TargetConfig config) {
   /** Return the name of this target property (in kebab case). */
   public abstract String name();
 
+  /** Return the policy of loading from imported file */
+  public Boolean loadFromImport() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /** Return the policy of loading from imported file */
+  public Boolean loadFromFederation() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /** Return the policy of loading from imported file */
+  public Boolean loadFromFederate() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Replace the value assigned to this target property in the given config with the given value.
    *