diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37f0f9ed9..31768bbb0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,17 @@ foreach (exlib ${TMP_LIST})
 endforeach(exlib)
 
 set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER "${MPIFC}")
-project (DAMASK Fortran)
+
+# DAMASK DRIVER SELECTION
+if ("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "SPECTRAL")
+    project(DAMASK_spectral Fortran)
+    add_definitions(-DSpectral)
+    message("***Configuring Spectral Solver\n")
+elseif ("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "FEM")
+    project(DAMASK_FEM Fortran)
+    add_definitions(-DFEM)
+    message("***Configuring FEM Solver\n")
+endif()
 
 # Find DAMASK version (DAMASK_V) in DAMASK_ROOT
 find_program (CAT_EXECUTABLE NAMES cat)
@@ -114,8 +124,6 @@ set (DAMASK_VERSION_MINOR ${DAMASK_V})
 #   -> can be overwritten from commandline/install_script
 option(OPENMP             "Use OpenMP libaries for DAMASK"                              ON   )
 option(OPTIMIZATION       "DAMASK optimization level [OFF,DEFENSIVE,AGGRESSIVE]" "DEFENSIVE" )
-option(SPECTRAL           "Build spectral sovler for DAMASAK"                           OFF  )
-option(FEM                "Build FEM solver for DAMASK"                                 OFF  )
 
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
@@ -135,18 +143,6 @@ else(DEFINED DAMASK_INSTALL)
 endif(DEFINED DAMASK_INSTALL)
 message("\n***The binary will be installed at\n${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\n")
 
-# DAMASK DRIVER SELECTION
-if ("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "SPECTRAL")
-    set (SPECTRAL ON )
-    add_definitions(-DSpectral)
-    set (FEM      OFF)
-    message("***Configuring Spectral Solver\n")
-elseif ("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "FEM")
-    set (FEM      ON )
-    add_definitions(-DFEM)
-    set (SPECTRAL OFF)
-    message("***Configuring FEM Solver\n")
-endif("${DAMASK_DRIVER}" STREQUAL "SPECTRAL")
 
 set (DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS "${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS} ${PETSC_INCLUDES}"          )
 set (DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS "${DAMASK_INCLUDE_FLAGS} -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e5875629..b2fc87418 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ endif()
 
 add_library(DAMASK_PREC "prec.f90")
 
-if (SPECTRAL)
+if ("${PROJECT_NAME}" STREQUAL "DAMASK_spectral")
       add_library(DAMASK_INTERFACE "spectral_interface.f90")
-elseif(FEM)
+elseif ("${PROJECT_NAME}" STREQUAL "DAMASK_FEM")
       add_library(DAMASK_INTERFACE "DAMASK_FEM_interface.f90")
-endif(SPECTRAL)
+endif()
 target_link_libraries(DAMASK_INTERFACE DAMASK_PREC)
 
 add_library(DAMASK_IO "IO.f90")
@@ -56,16 +56,15 @@ target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MATH DAMASK_FEsolving)
 
 # SPECTRAL solver and FEM solver use different mesh
 # source files
-if (SPECTRAL)
+if ("${PROJECT_NAME}" STREQUAL "DAMASK_spectral")
       add_library(DAMASK_MESH "mesh.f90")
       target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MESH DAMASK_MATH)
-endif(SPECTRAL)
-if (FEM)
+elseif ("${PROJECT_NAME}" STREQUAL "DAMASK_FEM")
       add_library(DAMASK_FEZoo "FEZoo.f90")
       target_link_libraries(DAMASK_FEZoo DAMASK_MATH)
       add_library(DAMASK_MESH  "meshFEM.f90")
       target_link_libraries(DAMASK_MESH  DAMASK_FEZoo)
-endif(FEM)
+endif()
 
 
 add_library(DAMASK_MATERIAL "material.f90")
@@ -194,4 +193,4 @@ if (SPECTRAL)
 
       add_executable(DAMASK_spectral "DAMASK_spectral.f90")
       target_link_libraries(DAMASK_spectral DAMASK_EXE)
-endif(SPECTRAL)
\ No newline at end of file
+endif(SPECTRAL)