diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 36c9ff20e..0a28a7c43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,31 @@ if(WIN32 AND MSVC)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+set(BUILD_VERSION_CC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build_version.cc)
+configure_file(util/build_version.cc.in ${BUILD_VERSION_CC} @ONLY)
+add_library(build_version OBJECT ${BUILD_VERSION_CC})
+target_include_directories(build_version PRIVATE
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util)
+if(MSVC)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Zi /nologo /EHsc /GS /Gd /GR /GF /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /errorReport:queue")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /FC /d2Zi+ /W3 /wd4127 /wd4800 /wd4996 /wd4351")
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -W -Wextra -Wall")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-variable -Woverloaded-virtual -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-missing-field-initializers")
+  if(MINGW)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-format")
+  endif()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-momit-leaf-frame-pointer" HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
+    if(HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -momit-leaf-frame-pointer")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 option(PORTABLE "build a portable binary" OFF)
 option(FORCE_SSE42 "force building with SSE4.2, even when PORTABLE=ON" OFF)
 if(PORTABLE)
@@ -191,31 +216,6 @@ if(HAVE_THREAD_LOCAL)
   add_definitions(-DROCKSDB_SUPPORT_THREAD_LOCAL)
 endif()
 
-set(BUILD_VERSION_CC ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/build_version.cc)
-configure_file(util/build_version.cc.in ${BUILD_VERSION_CC} @ONLY)
-add_library(build_version OBJECT ${BUILD_VERSION_CC})
-target_include_directories(build_version PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util)
-if(MSVC)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Zi /nologo /EHsc /GS /Gd /GR /GF /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /errorReport:queue")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /FC /d2Zi+ /W3 /wd4127 /wd4800 /wd4996 /wd4351")
-else()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -W -Wextra -Wall")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-variable -Woverloaded-virtual -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-missing-field-initializers")
-  if(MINGW)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-format")
-  endif()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
-  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
-    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
-    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-momit-leaf-frame-pointer" HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
-    if(HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -momit-leaf-frame-pointer")
-    endif()
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 option(FAIL_ON_WARNINGS "Treat compile warnings as errors" ON)
 if(FAIL_ON_WARNINGS)
   if(MSVC)
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ endif()
 option(WITH_FALLOCATE "build with fallocate" ON)
 
 if(WITH_FALLOCATE)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS})
   include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
   CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("
 #include <fcntl.h>