diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_test_with_cmake b/Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_test_with_cmake
index c15f135d2ad..3f517d03369 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_test_with_cmake
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_test_with_cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ if [ "x${dir}" == "xdemo" ]; then
   in_demo="--no-run"
 fi
 
+[ ! -e CMakeLists.txt ] && echo "No CMakeLists.txt in current directory, creating it" && cgal_create_cmake_script test
+
 # If there is already a cgal_test_with_cmake script in the current directory, execute it.
 [ ! -x cgal_test_with_cmake ] && echo "No cgal_test_with_cmake in current directory, creating it" && create_cgal_test_with_cmake ${in_demo}