diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
index f7b107ca8..223e6dc71 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/dev.py
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ class LLVMDependency(ExternalDependency):
         methods = cls._process_method_kw(kwargs)
         candidates = []
 
-        if DependencyMethods.CMAKE in methods:
-            candidates.append(functools.partial(LLVMDependencyCMake, env, kwargs))
-
         if DependencyMethods.CONFIG_TOOL in methods:
             candidates.append(functools.partial(LLVMDependencyConfigTool, env, kwargs))
 
+        if DependencyMethods.CMAKE in methods:
+            candidates.append(functools.partial(LLVMDependencyCMake, env, kwargs))
+
         return candidates
 
     @staticmethod