diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 8314fbd98..f6d88e4a9 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin/cmake -DVERSION=CVS -P ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Rel
   SET(MAKE_IS_GNU )
   IF(${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM} MATCHES make)
     EXEC_PROGRAM(
-      ${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM} ARGS --version no_such_target
+      ${CMAKE_TEST_MAKEPROGRAM} ARGS no_such_target --version
       RETURN_VALUE res OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
       )
     IF("${res}" EQUAL 0)