diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d72d8060469570ad5eb331f889169cb15c985af8..f1b1a9b5453609688f957a89a574ea1613a5325e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ install(CODE
 set(MOOSE_GUI_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/moose-gui)
 
 install(DIRECTORY ${MOOSE_GUI_DIR}
-    PATTERN ".git" EXCLUDE
     DESTINATION lib/moose/gui
+    PATTERN ".git" EXCLUDE
     )
 
 install(PROGRAMS ${DATA_DIR}/moosegui