diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d483d880..92481d48 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ option(ENABLE_STATIC "ENABLE_STATIC" Off)
 option(ENABLE_SHARED "ENABLE_SHARED" Off)
 option(ENABLE_TESTS "ENABLE_TESTS" Off)
 
-if (ENABLE_STATIC OR ENABLE_SHARED)
-    project("HephAudio" VERSION ${HEPHAUDIO_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT DEFINED HEPHAUDIO_BUILD_DIR)
     set(HEPHAUDIO_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 endif ()
@@ -26,7 +22,7 @@ if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD LESS 17)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P)
-    message( FATAL_ERROR "CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P is not set, call project() before running this cmake.")
+    project("HephAudio" VERSION ${HEPHAUDIO_VERSION} LANGUAGES CXX)
 endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)