diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 50a697b..fc11ec2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 message(STATUS "Configuring ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${thrift_VERSION}")
 
 
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/cmake")
+list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/cmake")
 
 # Some default settings
 include(DefineCMakeDefaults)