diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6ecea1b57..2b98218eab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ if(NOT DEFINED BOOST_ROOT AND NOT DEFINED ENV{BOOST_ROOT})
     endif()
 endif()
 
+find_package(Boost 1.72.0 REQUIRED)
+
 if(MPI_ACTIVE)
     find_package(MPI)
     add_compile_definitions(NGEN_MPI_ACTIVE)
@@ -86,9 +88,6 @@ if(LSTM_TORCH_LIB_ACTIVE)
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TORCH_CXX_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
-find_package(Boost 1.72.0 REQUIRED)
-
-
 find_package(SQLite3)
 if(SQLite3_FOUND)
     set(NGEN_WITH_SQLITE3 ON)