diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46317df628..5cf4e861da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.10)
 
-# Set a default build type if none was specified
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-  message(STATUS "Setting build type to 'Release' as none was specified.")
-  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build." FORCE)
-  # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
-  set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo" "Coverage")
-endif()
-
 project(LAPACK Fortran C)
 
 set(LAPACK_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
@@ -18,6 +10,26 @@ set(
   ${LAPACK_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LAPACK_MINOR_VERSION}.${LAPACK_PATCH_VERSION}
   )
 
+# Add the CMake directory for custon CMake modules
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/CMAKE" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+
+# Set a default build type if none was specified
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
+  message(STATUS "Setting build type to 'Release' as none was specified.")
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build." FORCE)
+  # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
+  set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo" "Coverage")
+endif()
+
+string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER)
+if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER} STREQUAL "COVERAGE")
+  message(STATUS "Adding coverage")
+  find_package(codecov)
+endif()
+
+# By default static library
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" OFF)
+
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # Updated OSX RPATH settings
@@ -42,8 +54,6 @@ configure_file(
   @ONLY
 )
 
-# Add the CMake directory for custon CMake modules
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/CMAKE" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 include(PreventInSourceBuilds)
 include(PreventInBuildInstalls)
 
@@ -111,12 +121,13 @@ set(PKG_CONFIG_DIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------
 # Testing
-
+option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" OFF)
 enable_testing()
 include(CTest)
 enable_testing()
-# --------------------------------------------------
+message(STATUS "Build tests: ${BUILD_TESTING}")
 
+# --------------------------------------------------
 # Organize output files.  On Windows this also keeps .dll files next
 # to the .exe files that need them, making tests easy to run.
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
@@ -128,12 +139,6 @@ set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 include(CheckLAPACKCompilerFlags)
 CheckLAPACKCompilerFlags()
 
-string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER)
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER} STREQUAL "COVERAGE")
-  message(STATUS "Adding coverage")
-  find_package(codecov)
-endif()
-
 # --------------------------------------------------
 # Check second function
 
@@ -149,12 +154,6 @@ message(STATUS "--> Will use second_${TIME_FUNC}.f and dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f as
 set(SECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/second_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
 set(DSECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
 
-# By default static library
-option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" OFF)
-
-option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" OFF)
-message(STATUS "Build tests: ${BUILD_TESTING}")
-
 # deprecated LAPACK and LAPACKE routines
 option(BUILD_DEPRECATED "Build deprecated routines" OFF)
 message(STATUS "Build deprecated routines: ${BUILD_DEPRECATED}")