diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f788c20..f24f3f91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ if (FMT_INSTALL)
     INSTALL_DESTINATION ${FMT_CMAKE_DIR})
 
   set(INSTALL_TARGETS fmt fmt-header-only)
+
+  # Install the library and headers.
+  install(TARGETS ${INSTALL_TARGETS} EXPORT ${targets_export_name}
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR}
+          ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR}
+          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
   # Use a namespace because CMake provides better diagnostics for namespaced
   # imported targets.
   export(TARGETS ${INSTALL_TARGETS} NAMESPACE fmt::
@@ -309,12 +316,6 @@ if (FMT_INSTALL)
   install(EXPORT ${targets_export_name} DESTINATION ${FMT_CMAKE_DIR}
           NAMESPACE fmt::)
 
-  # Install the library and headers.
-  install(TARGETS ${INSTALL_TARGETS} EXPORT ${targets_export_name}
-          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR}
-          ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR}
-          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-
   install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${INSTALL_TARGETS}>
           DESTINATION ${FMT_LIB_DIR} OPTIONAL)
   install(FILES ${FMT_HEADERS} DESTINATION "${FMT_INC_DIR}/fmt")