diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 64c85f0dd..4ef8c6cb7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 # include local  modules
 include(AddFileDependencies)
+include(cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cMake")
 
@@ -362,8 +363,6 @@ if(FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE)
 
 else(FREECAD_LIBPACK_USE)
 
-include(cMake/FreeCadMacros.cmake)
-
 # ================================================================================
 # == for other OSes search the packages ==========================================