diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/CMakeLists.txt b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/CMakeLists.txt
index 9001db70166..a33d87a2173 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plainc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-project(%{ProjectName})
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(%{ProjectName})
 aux_source_directory(. SRC_LIST)
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_LIST})
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/CMakeLists.txt b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9001db70166..a33d87a2173 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/share/qtcreator/templates/wizards/projects/plaincpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-project(%{ProjectName})
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(%{ProjectName})
 aux_source_directory(. SRC_LIST)
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC_LIST})