diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e7258b3c..abf224e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set(LT_CURRENT  29)
 set(LT_REVISION 0)
 set(LT_AGE      15)
 
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 include(Version)
 
 math(EXPR LT_SOVERSION "${LT_CURRENT} - ${LT_AGE}")