diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 14c65c188..6417053ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ CONFIGURE_FILE(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/assimp/config.h
 )
 
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( BEFORE
   ./
   include
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}