diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b1ee8d..4521263 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif ()
 set(TOWNENGINE_TARGET townengine CACHE INTERNAL "")
 set(TOWNENGINE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
+option(TOWNENGINE_HOT_RELOAD "Enable hot reloading support" TRUE)
 add_compile_options($<$<BOOL:${TOWNENGINE_HOT_RELOAD}>:-fPIC>)
 
 set(PHYSFS_BUILD_SHARED FALSE)
@@ -35,9 +36,6 @@ add_subdirectory(third-party/physfs)
 add_subdirectory(third-party/libxm)
 
 
-option(TOWNENGINE_HOT_RELOAD "Enable hot reloading support" TRUE)
-
-
 if(UNIX)
         set(SYSTEM_SOURCE_FILES townengine/system/linux/elf.c)
 else()