diff --git a/libfreerdp/CMakeLists.txt b/libfreerdp/CMakeLists.txt
index 886e3c9c7..94461645d 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libfreerdp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ macro (freerdp_definition_add)
          set (LIBFREERDP_DEFINITIONS ${LIBFREERDP_DEFINITIONS} PARENT_SCOPE)
 endmacro()
 
+find_package(cJSON REQUIRED)
+freerdp_include_directory_add(${CJSON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+freerdp_library_add(${CJSON_LIBRARIES})
+
 if (WITH_SWSCALE)
     find_package(SWScale REQUIRED)
 endif(WITH_SWSCALE)
diff --git a/libfreerdp/core/CMakeLists.txt b/libfreerdp/core/CMakeLists.txt
index e35162166..43a5e4690 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libfreerdp/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
 set(MODULE_NAME "freerdp-core")
 set(MODULE_PREFIX "FREERDP_CORE")
 
-find_package(cJSON REQUIRED)
-
-freerdp_include_directory_add(${CJSON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-freerdp_library_add(${CJSON_LIBRARIES})
-
 freerdp_definition_add(-DEXT_PATH="${FREERDP_EXTENSION_PATH}")
 
 freerdp_include_directory_add(${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})