diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index ff56b4b6d1..c1b3927b0f 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ if(BUILD_TOOLS)
   install(TARGETS binary2txt DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 
   include(CheckGeneratorSupport)
-  include(CheckLanguage)
   if(CMAKE_GENERATOR_SUPPORT_FORTRAN)
+    include(CheckLanguage)
     check_language(Fortran)
     if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
       enable_language(Fortran)