diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index aa2d16e..b1be4ee 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0079 NEW)
+
 add_subdirectory(main)
 target_compile_definitions(log4cxx PRIVATE ${LOG4CXX_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${APR_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${APR_UTIL_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} )
 target_include_directories(log4cxx INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include> PRIVATE ${APR_INCLUDE_DIR} ${APR_UTIL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(log4cxx PRIVATE ${APR_UTIL_LIBRARIES} EXPAT::EXPAT ${APR_LIBRARIES} ${APR_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 if(WIN32)
 # The ODBC appender is always enabled in the Windows configuration
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0079 NEW)
 target_link_libraries(log4cxx PRIVATE odbc32.lib)
 option(LOG4CXX_INSTALL_PDB "Install .pdb files (if generated)"  ON)
 endif()