diff --git a/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake b/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
index 98310d4dac4e0..cd93a8da0061f 100644
--- a/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ onnxruntime_fetchcontent_declare(
     abseil_cpp
     URL ${DEP_URL_abseil_cpp}
     URL_HASH SHA1=${DEP_SHA1_abseil_cpp}
+    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
     PATCH_COMMAND ${ABSL_PATCH_COMMAND}
     FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 20240722 NAMES absl
-    EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 )
 
 onnxruntime_fetchcontent_makeavailable(abseil_cpp)
diff --git a/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
index 1bfa74453bf63..79280c97a899e 100644
--- a/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ onnxruntime_fetchcontent_declare(
     pybind11_project
     URL ${DEP_URL_pybind11}
     URL_HASH SHA1=${DEP_SHA1_pybind11}
-    FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 2.13 NAMES pybind11
     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+    FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 2.13 NAMES pybind11
 )
 onnxruntime_fetchcontent_makeavailable(pybind11_project)
 
diff --git a/cmake/external/wil.cmake b/cmake/external/wil.cmake
index fb20189617ceb..290497af14b1f 100644
--- a/cmake/external/wil.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/wil.cmake
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ onnxruntime_fetchcontent_declare(
   microsoft_wil
   URL ${DEP_URL_microsoft_wil}
   URL_HASH SHA1=${DEP_SHA1_microsoft_wil}
-  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES wil
   EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES wil
 )
 
 if(WIN32)