diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 15e05c2..f4dedb3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 # System imported libraries
 # =======================================================================
 
+# List of all FFmpeg components required
+set(FFmpeg_COMPONENTS
+    avcodec
+    avfilter
+    avutil
+    swscale)
+
 add_subdirectory(externals)
 
 # Enforce the search mode of non-required packages for better and shorter failure messages
@@ -556,13 +563,6 @@ if (ENABLE_SDL2)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-# List of all FFmpeg components required
-set(FFmpeg_COMPONENTS
-    avcodec
-    avfilter
-    avutil
-    swscale)
-
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT ANDROID)
     find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBVA libva)