diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 59069d294..771471d40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-IF(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/awesomeConfig.cmake)
-    MESSAGE(FATAL "Please provide awesomeConfig.cmake")
-ENDIF()
-
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4)
+SET(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS  TRUE)
+
+IF(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/awesomeConfig.cmake)
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Please provide awesomeConfig.cmake")
+ENDIF()
 
 INCLUDE(awesomeConfig.cmake)
 
diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index ce21defb1..1c5305945 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ SET(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_AWE_NAME})
 
 SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RELEASE)
-SET(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS  TRUE)
 
 OPTION(WITH_DBUS "build with D-BUS" ON)
 OPTION(WITH_IMLIB2 "build with Imlib2" ON)