diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89cda44bca..8092be9d1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -142,13 +142,14 @@ set(ABACUS_BIN_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ABACUS_BIN_NAME})
 include_directories(${ABACUS_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(${ABACUS_SOURCE_DIR}/module_base/module_container)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 add_executable(${ABACUS_BIN_NAME} source/main.cpp)
 if(ENABLE_COVERAGE)
   add_coverage(${ABACUS_BIN_NAME})
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 macro(set_if_higher VARIABLE VALUE)
   if(${VARIABLE} LESS ${VALUE})
     set(${VARIABLE} ${VALUE})