diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 3f96306..53f63bf 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -170,6 +170,22 @@ if(NOT EXISTS "${CLANG_FORMAT_RULES}")
     set(CLANG_FORMAT_RULES "${CPP_UTILITIES_CONFIG_DIRS}/codingstyle.clang-format")
 endif()
 
+# add autotools-style check target
+if(NOT TARGET check)
+    set(CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} -V)
+    add_custom_target(check
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+    )
+endif()
+
+# enable testing
+enable_testing()
+get_directory_property(HAS_PARENT PARENT_DIRECTORY)
+if(HAS_PARENT)
+    message(STATUS "For the check target to work, it is required to call enable_testing() on the source directory root.")
+endif()
+
 # add target for tidying with clang-format
 if(EXISTS "${CLANG_FORMAT_RULES}")
     find_program(CLANG_FORMAT_BIN clang-format)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake b/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
index 8aa9854..c7716d6 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/TestTarget.cmake
@@ -22,22 +22,6 @@ if(CPP_UNIT_LIB)
         set(META_PRIVATE_SHARED_LIB_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PRIVATE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} ${META_ADDITIONAL_PRIVATE_SHARED_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
     endif()
 
-    # add autotools-style check target and enable testing
-    if(NOT TARGET check)
-        set(CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND ctest -V)
-        add_custom_target(check
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-        )
-    endif()
-
-    # enable testing
-    enable_testing()
-    get_directory_property(HAS_PARENT PARENT_DIRECTORY)
-    if(HAS_PARENT)
-        message(STATUS "For the check target to work, it is required to call enable_testing() on the source directory root.")
-    endif()
-
     # add target for test executable, but exclude it from the "all target" when EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL is set
     if(EXCLUDE_TESTS_FROM_ALL)
         set(TESTS_EXCLUSION EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)