diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d03b7099..ed9a69cfd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ endif()
 if (NOT MSVC OR NOT MSVC_VERSION)
   add_compile_options(${OPTIMIZE_FLAGS} ${CRYPTO_FLAGS})
 endif()
-add_subdirectory(${ABSEIL_DIR})
 add_subdirectory(vendor/gtest)
+add_subdirectory(${ABSEIL_DIR})
 
 if (FS_LIB STREQUAL "cppbackport")
   add_subdirectory(vendor)