diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d949c09b..c9cd19b2b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ project(chipStar
   DESCRIPTION "HIP implementation for runtimes that support SPIR-V"
   LANGUAGES NONE)
 
+# Include our own headers in case someone installs chipStar to the same dir as LLVM
+include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
 include(FindLLVM) # Enables C, CXX
 include(LLVMCheck)
 include(chip_spv_cmake_macros)
@@ -108,8 +111,6 @@ if(NOT DEFINED LevelZero_LIBRARY)
   find_library(LevelZero_LIBRARY NAMES ze_loader PATHS ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH NO_CACHE)
 endif()
 
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-
 if(LevelZero_LIBRARY)
   get_filename_component(LevelZeroLib_DIR ${LevelZero_LIBRARY} DIRECTORY CACHE)
   # Check if the library is in the system path