diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 721d710a35..8f347d8266 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ endif ()
 string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zeek-config.h.in
                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zeek-config.h)
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+include_directories(BEFORE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zeek-config.h DESTINATION include/zeek)
 execute_process(COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E create_symlink
                 "."