diff --git a/src/Unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index ec161e72..61a87430 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ if(GTEST_FOUND)
    
     # Set correct include paths so that the compiler can find the headers
     include_directories(${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    # set additional link directories
+    link_directories(${GTEST_LIBRARY_DIR} )
     # Create new target named unittests_hexmeshing
     add_executable(unittests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL unittests.cc)
     # Link against all necessary libraries
     target_link_libraries(unittests OpenMeshCore OpenMeshTools gtest gtest_main pthread)
-    # set additional link directories
-    link_directories(${GTEST_LIBRARY_DIR} )
     # Set output directory to ${BINARY_DIR}/Unittests
     set_target_properties(unittests PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Unittests)
     # Set compiler flags