diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3616da24..e284cb68 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
 
-include(CheckIncludeFile)
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
-
 # Get version
 file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
 string(STRIP ${VER_RAW} VER)
@@ -12,6 +9,9 @@ project(
   DESCRIPTION "A Modern C++ Wayland Compositor"
   VERSION ${VER})
 
+include(CheckIncludeFile)
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 set(HYPRLAND_VERSION ${VER})
 set(PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(INCLUDEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})