diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
index e842335e8f..855de970b3 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
 
 set(APP_NAME HelloCpp)
 
+project(${APP_NAME})
+
 if(XCODE)
     if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
         SET (CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 8.0)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-project(${APP_NAME})
-
 if(NOT DEFINED BUILD_ENGINE_DONE) # to test HelloCpp into root project
     set(COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cocos2d)
     set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH}/cmake/Modules/)
diff --git a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 88cb012549..549178f185 100644
--- a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
 
 set(APP_NAME lua-empty-test)
 
+project(${APP_NAME})
+
 if(XCODE)
     if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
         SET (CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 8.0)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-project(${APP_NAME})
-
 if(NOT DEFINED BUILD_ENGINE_DONE)
     set(COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
     set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH}/cmake/Modules/)
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 15ebecd0bd..d74fc2b35b 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
 
 set(APP_NAME lua-tests)
 
+project(${APP_NAME})
+
 if(XCODE)
     if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
         SET (CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 8.0)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-project(${APP_NAME})
-
 if(NOT DEFINED BUILD_ENGINE_DONE)
     set(COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../..)
     set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${COCOS2DX_ROOT_PATH}/cmake/Modules/)