diff --git a/backends/qualcomm/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/qualcomm/CMakeLists.txt
index 6564f7ee7ec..32105597260 100644
--- a/backends/qualcomm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backends/qualcomm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 endif()
 
 include_directories(
-  BEFORE
-  ${_common_include_directories}
-  ${QNN_SDK_ROOT}/include/QNN
+  BEFORE ${_common_include_directories} ${QNN_SDK_ROOT}/include/QNN
   ${QNN_SDK_ROOT}/share/QNN/converter/jni
   ${EXECUTORCH_SOURCE_DIR}/runtime/core/portable_type/c10
 )