diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index d99863cbcc3..e37c765f7ae 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -884,6 +884,9 @@ def generate_cmakelists(scope: Scope) -> None:
 
 
 def do_include(scope: Scope, *, debug: bool = False) -> None:
+    for c in scope.children():
+        do_include(c)
+
     for i in scope.getIncludes():
         dir = scope.basedir()
         include_file = i
@@ -906,9 +909,6 @@ def do_include(scope: Scope, *, debug: bool = False) -> None:
 
         scope.merge(include_scope)
 
-    for c in scope.children():
-        do_include(c)
-
 
 def main() -> None:
     args = _parse_commandline()