diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4bf275c2de..40e915f655e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,13 +213,6 @@ endif ()
 set (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_DIRECTIVE "CPR${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_NAME}"
   CACHE STRING "Fortran compiler name preprocessor directive")
 
-# configure a header file to pass some of the CMake settings
-# to the source code
-configure_file (
-  "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_config.h.in"
-  "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h"
-  )
-
 #==============================================================================
 #  SET CODE COVERAGE COMPILER FLAGS
 #==============================================================================
@@ -426,3 +419,12 @@ configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/clib/pio_meta.h.in
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/clib/pio_meta.h @ONLY)
 
+# configure a header file to pass some of the CMake settings
+# to the source code
+configure_file (
+  "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_config.h.in"
+  "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h"
+  )
+
+
+
diff --git a/cmake_config.h.in b/cmake_config.h.in
index ac4551f8b26..c641cddfcf6 100644
--- a/cmake_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake_config.h.in
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #define USE_VARD @USE_VARD@
 
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PAR_FILTERS
-
 #cmakedefine NETCDF_INTEGRATION
 
 #endif /* _PIO_CONFIG_ */