diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f22da954a..3ee613db6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ if(COMMAND cmake_policy)
    endif()
 endif()
 
-# set this before project()
+project(FlightGear)
+
 # using 10.7 because boost requires libc++ and 10.6 doesn't include it
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.7)
 
-project(FlightGear)
-
 # We have some custom .cmake scripts not in the official distribution.
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules;${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}")