diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b2866b0111..e76143e5b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ########### configure tests ###############
 
+OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_DECORATIONS "Enable building of KWin decorations." ON)
+OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_KCMS "Enable building of KWin configuration modules." ON)
+OPTION(KWIN_MOBILE_EFFECTS "Only build effects relevant for mobile devices" OFF)
+OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX "Enable building of KWin Tabbox functionality" ON)
+
 # KWIN_HAVE_COMPOSITING - whether any compositing support is available
 if( X11_Xcomposite_FOUND AND X11_Xdamage_FOUND )
     set( KWIN_HAVE_COMPOSITING 1 )
@@ -42,11 +47,6 @@ if(OPENGLES_FOUND AND KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES_COMPOSITING)
   include_directories(${OPENGLES_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif(OPENGLES_FOUND AND KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES_COMPOSITING)
 
-OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_DECORATIONS "Enable building of KWin decorations." ON)
-OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_KCMS "Enable building of KWin configuration modules." ON)
-OPTION(KWIN_MOBILE_EFFECTS "Only build effects relevant for mobile devices" OFF)
-OPTION(KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX "Enable building of KWin Tabbox functionality" ON)
-
 # for things that are also used by kwin libraries
 configure_file(libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libkwineffects/kwinconfig.h )
 # for kwin internal things