diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 3d23b4de9a..d494d9fc02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
 
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
-      with:
-        languages: cpp
-
     - name: Configure ImageMagick
       run: |
         export CFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations"
         ./configure --with-quantum-depth=${{matrix.quantum}} --enable-hdri=${{matrix.hdri}} --${{matrix.modules}}
 
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      with:
+        languages: cpp
+
     - name: Build ImageMagick
       run: |
         make