diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 41ff4a6a6..e210f74a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -200,12 +200,6 @@ endmacro()
 # Simply to improve readability of the main script.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 macro (CMAKE_BUILD_UTILITIES)
-  #---------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Create the KWIML library for CMake.
-  set(KWIML cmIML)
-  set(KWIML_HEADER_ROOT ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities)
-  add_subdirectory(Utilities/KWIML)
-
   #---------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Create the kwsys library for CMake.
   set(KWSYS_NAMESPACE cmsys)
@@ -465,6 +459,11 @@ if("x${CMAKE_TESTS_CDASH_SERVER}" STREQUAL "x")
   set(CMAKE_TESTS_CDASH_SERVER "http://open.cdash.org")
 endif()
 
+# Create the KWIML library for CMake.
+set(KWIML cmIML)
+set(KWIML_HEADER_ROOT ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities)
+add_subdirectory(Utilities/KWIML)
+
 if(NOT CMake_TEST_EXTERNAL_CMAKE)
   # build the utilities (a macro defined in this file)
   CMAKE_BUILD_UTILITIES()