diff --git a/src/calibre/headless/CMakeLists.txt b/src/calibre/headless/CMakeLists.txt
index 9de5e10067..c2c8fa88e5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/headless/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/calibre/headless/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-project(headless)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
+project(headless)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 find_package(Qt6Gui REQUIRED)
 add_library(headless MODULE main.cpp headless_backingstore.cpp headless_integration.cpp)