diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de0f2052..56181fd0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -374,16 +374,7 @@ find_package(METIS)
 target_link_libraries(util PUBLIC base prec)
 if(METIS_FOUND)
   message(STATUS "METIS PATH ${METIS_INCLUDES} and metis libraries ${METIS_LIBRARIES}")
-  # Make sure this path is correct
-  set(METISINCFILE "metis.h")  # Adjust this to your actual path
 
-  # Specify the configuration file
-  set(HEADER_TEMPLATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util/psb_metis_int.h.in")
-  set(HEADER_OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/psb_metis_int.h")
-
-  # Configure the header file
-  configure_file(${HEADER_TEMPLATE} ${HEADER_OUTPUT} @ONLY)
- 
 
 
 
@@ -755,7 +746,16 @@ target_include_directories(util PUBLIC
 target_link_libraries(util PUBLIC base prec)
 
 if(METIS_FOUND)
+  # Make sure this path is correct
+  set(METISINCFILE "metis.h")  # Adjust this to your actual path
 
+  # Specify the configuration file
+  set(HEADER_TEMPLATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util/psb_metis_int.h.in")
+  set(HEADER_OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/psb_metis_int.h")
+
+  # Configure the header file
+  configure_file(${HEADER_TEMPLATE} ${HEADER_OUTPUT} @ONLY)
+ 
   target_include_directories(util
     PUBLIC ${METIS_INCLUDES})
   target_include_directories(psb_util_C