diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ac5fc54038..718cf7cd9b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -542,6 +542,12 @@ if (ENABLE_TESTS)
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_templates/CTestCustom.cmake.in"
     "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CTestCustom.cmake"
     IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+  if (PUSH_TO_CDASH)
+    configure_file(
+      "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_templates/CTestConfig.cmake.in"
+      "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/CTestConfig.cmake"
+      IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+  endif()
   # For server side testing we have no X, we can use xvfb as a fake x
   # sudo apt-get install xvfb
   add_custom_target(check COMMAND xvfb-run --server-args=-screen\ 0\ 1024x768x24 ctest --output-on-failure)
@@ -1049,7 +1055,6 @@ if (ENABLE_TESTS)
   add_subdirectory(tests)
   set (CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/output/bin" )
   message (STATUS "Ctest Binary Directory set to: ${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
-  message (STATUS "Ctest drop site: ${CTEST_DROP_SITE}")
 endif()
 
 #############################################################
diff --git a/CTestConfig.cmake b/cmake_templates/CTestConfig.cmake.in
similarity index 65%
rename from CTestConfig.cmake
rename to cmake_templates/CTestConfig.cmake.in
index fae5b236a95..4bcaa3c059b 100644
--- a/CTestConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake_templates/CTestConfig.cmake.in
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "QGIS")
 set(CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME "20:00:00 CEST")
 
-if (PUSH_TO_CDASH)
-  set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "https")
-  set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "cdash.orfeo-toolbox.org")
-  set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION "/submit.php?project=QGIS")
-  set(CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH TRUE)
-endif()
+set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "https")
+set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "cdash.orfeo-toolbox.org")
+set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION "/submit.php?project=QGIS")
+set(CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH TRUE)