diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 921e09fd0a..d6a81bfcd4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ if (CMAKE_BINARY_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Building in-source is not supported! Create a build dir and remove ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt")
 endif()
 
+project(openrct2)
+
 include(FindPkgConfig)
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)