diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d14863800..b15e8b9dd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
 project(OpenBLAS C ASM)
+include(CheckLanguage)
 check_language(Fortran)
 if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
   enable_language(Fortran)