diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 894cb278..e648c354 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ endif()
 # Options
 #
 option(SAIL_BUILD_APPS "Build applications." ON)
+option(SAIL_BUILD_BINDINGS "Build the C++ and other bindings." ON)
 option(SAIL_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples." ON)
 option(SAIL_DEV "Enable developer mode. Be more strict when compiling source code, for example." OFF)
 option(SAIL_ENABLE_OPENMP "Enable OpenMP support if it's available in the compiler." ON)
-option(SAIL_BUILD_BINDINGS "Build the C++ and other bindings. Set to OFF if only building C code." ON)
 set(SAIL_ENABLE_CODECS "" CACHE STRING "Forcefully enable the codecs specified in this ';'-separated list. \
 If an enabled codec fails to find its dependencies, the configuration process fails. \
 One can also specify not just individual codecs but codec groups by their priority like that: highest-priority;xbm. \