diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e9aa9e79a..d14466baf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,13 +212,14 @@ if(TFEL_FOUND)
 endif(TFEL_FOUND)
 
 #documentations
+option(enable-doxygen-doc "enable generation of the Doxygen documentation" OFF)
+option(enable-website "enable generation of the website" ON)
 
 if(enable-doxygen-doc OR enable-website)
   add_custom_target(doc)
 endif(enable-doxygen-doc OR enable-website)
 
 # add a target to generate API documentation with Doxygen
-option(enable-doxygen-doc "enable generation of the Doxygen documentation" OFF)
 if(enable-doxygen-doc)
   file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/docs)
   find_package(Doxygen)
@@ -241,7 +242,6 @@ else(enable-doxygen-doc)
   message(STATUS "doxygen documentation is not enabled")
 endif(enable-doxygen-doc)
 
-option(enable-website "enable generation of the website" ON)
 if(enable-website)
   set(MGIS_GENERATE_WEBSITE OFF)
   # Looking for pandoc (http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc)