diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a62ddea..757c8c333 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-project(OpenMW)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
+
+project(OpenMW)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)