diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe5a2a91..4bd6eb43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.0)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 project(kraft LANGUAGES CXX)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
 
 SET(ECM_MIN_VERSION "6.0.0")
 FIND_PACKAGE(ECM ${ECM_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)