diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 202767c92..1136c0655 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,19 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+
+option(FORCE_LOKIMQ_SUBMODULE "force using lokimq submodule" OFF)
+if(NOT FORCE_LOKIMQ_SUBMODULE)
+  find_package(LokiMQ 1.2)
+endif()
+if(LokiMQ_FOUND)
+  message(STATUS "using system lokimq")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "using lokimq submodule")
+  add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/loki-mq EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+endif()
+
+
 # this is messing with release builds
 add_compile_options(-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0)
 
diff --git a/cmake/unix.cmake b/cmake/unix.cmake
index 1c8d19022..7b2ae71a4 100644
--- a/cmake/unix.cmake
+++ b/cmake/unix.cmake
@@ -64,17 +64,6 @@ elseif(DOWNLOAD_UV)
 endif()
 include_directories(${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
-option(FORCE_LOKIMQ_SUBMODULE "force using lokimq submodule" OFF)
-if(NOT FORCE_LOKIMQ_SUBMODULE)
-  find_package(LokiMQ 1.2)
-endif()
-if(LokiMQ_FOUND)
-  message(STATUS "using system lokimq")
-else()
-  message(STATUS "using lokimq submodule")
-  add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/loki-mq EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-endif()
-
 if(EMBEDDED_CFG OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
   link_libatomic()
 endif()