diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 77dc5545..de5f01c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
 get_git_head_revision(GIT_REFSPEC GIT_SHA1)
 message(STATUS "Building ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} GIT SHA1: ${GIT_SHA1}")
 
+find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options system REQUIRED)
+if(FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY STREQUAL "BOOST")
+    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem system REQUIRED)
+endif()
+if(BUILD_TESTS)
+    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS unit_test_framework REQUIRED)
+endif()
+if(CHECK_INCLUDES)
+    find_package(IncludeWhatYouUse REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE GLVND)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
@@ -26,6 +38,10 @@ if(CHECK_CLANGTIDY)
     find_package(ClangTidy REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
+if(CHECK_IWYU)
+    find_package(IncludeWhatYouUse REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 # Create a rw_interface TARGET that holds all compiler options
 include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_configure.cmake")
 
diff --git a/cmake_configure.cmake b/cmake_configure.cmake
index 53e1a83d..41e81bd1 100644
--- a/cmake_configure.cmake
+++ b/cmake_configure.cmake
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ elseif(FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY STREQUAL "CXXTS")
         target_link_libraries(rw_interface INTERFACE "stdc++fs")
     endif()
 elseif(FILESYSTEM_LIBRARY STREQUAL "BOOST")
-    find_package(Boost COMPONENTS system filesystem REQUIRED)
     target_compile_definitions(rw_interface INTERFACE "RW_FS_LIBRARY=2")
     target_include_directories(rw_interface INTERFACE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(rw_interface INTERFACE
@@ -145,10 +144,6 @@ endforeach()
 
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
-if(CHECK_IWYU)
-    find_package(IncludeWhatYouUse REQUIRED)
-endif()
-
 function(openrw_target_apply_options)
     set(IWYU_MAPPING "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/openrw_iwyu.imp")
     cmake_parse_arguments("OPENRW_APPLY" "" "TARGET" "" ${ARGN})
diff --git a/rwgame/CMakeLists.txt b/rwgame/CMakeLists.txt
index cf871476..4c82f405 100644
--- a/rwgame/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rwgame/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(Boost COMPONENTS program_options REQUIRED)
-
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/GitSHA1.cpp.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GitSHA1.cpp" @ONLY)
 
 set(RWGAME_SOURCES
diff --git a/rwlib/CMakeLists.txt b/rwlib/CMakeLists.txt
index e249bb92..70f73cf4 100644
--- a/rwlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rwlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 ##      RWLIB
 ###########################################################
 
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED)
-
 SET(RWLIB_SOURCES
     # GL stuff is only here temporarily, hoping to move it back to rwengine
     source/gl/gl_core_3_3.c
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 99ec944a..b675c404 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #    Unit Tests
 ##############################################################################
 
-find_package(Boost COMPONENTS filesystem unit_test_framework system REQUIRED)
-
 set(TESTS
     Animation
     Archive