diff --git a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
index addb54ea07..2505a33cbc 100644
--- a/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
+++ b/Source/CPack/cpack.cxx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const* const* argv)
   argc = args.argc();
   argv = args.argv();
 
+  cmSystemTools::EnableMSVCDebugHook();
   cmSystemTools::FindCMakeResources(argv[0]);
   cmCPackLog log;
 
@@ -106,8 +107,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const* const* argv)
   log.SetOutputPrefix("CPack: ");
   log.SetVerbosePrefix("CPack Verbose: ");
 
-  cmSystemTools::EnableMSVCDebugHook();
-
   if (cmSystemTools::GetCurrentWorkingDirectory().empty()) {
     cmCPack_Log(&log, cmCPackLog::LOG_ERROR,
                 "Current working directory cannot be established."