diff --git a/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/basic.c b/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/basic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5c1031cccc41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/basic.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// RUN: true
diff --git a/llvm/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index c6116ac81d12b..ef4ac1eff6eba 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ add_llvm_tool_subdirectory(llvm-profdata)
 
 # Projects supported via LLVM_EXTERNAL_*_SOURCE_DIR need to be explicitly
 # specified.
+add_llvm_external_project(mlir)
 add_llvm_external_project(clang)
 add_llvm_external_project(lld)
 add_llvm_external_project(lldb)
-add_llvm_external_project(mlir)
-# Flang depends on mlir, so place it afterward
 add_llvm_external_project(flang)
 add_llvm_external_project(bolt)