diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fc1ce95..1ed58322 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
 project (
-  IPhreeqc
+  litephreeqc
   VERSION 3.8.5
   LANGUAGES CXX C
   )
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ if (STANDALONE_BUILD)
     set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS
       "Debug" "Release" "MinSizeRel" "RelWithDebInfo")
   endif()
+if (WIN32) 
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "litephreeqc cannot be built on Windows systems.")
 endif()
 
 # overide docdir on windows
diff --git a/litephreeqc/CMakeLists.txt b/litephreeqc/CMakeLists.txt
index 70730848..05d0a629 100644
--- a/litephreeqc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/litephreeqc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-if (WIN32) 
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "litephreeqc cannot be built on Windows systems.")
-endif()
 
 set(LPQC_SOURCE_FILES
     src/Engine.cpp