diff --git a/cmake/fake_tribits.cmake b/cmake/fake_tribits.cmake
index c306891cff..26737b8919 100644
--- a/cmake/fake_tribits.cmake
+++ b/cmake/fake_tribits.cmake
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ LIST(APPEND TEMP ${ARGN})
 GLOBAL_SET(${VARNAME} ${TEMP})
 ENDFUNCTION()
 
-FUNCTION(VERIFY_EMPTY CONTEXT)
-IF(${ARGN})
- MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Kokkos does not support all of Tribits. Unhandled arguments in ${CONTEXT}:\n${ARGN}")
-ENDIF()
-ENDFUNCTION()
-
 MACRO(PREPEND_GLOBAL_SET VARNAME)
 ASSERT_DEFINED(${VARNAME})
 GLOBAL_SET(${VARNAME} ${ARGN} ${${VARNAME}})
diff --git a/cmake/kokkoskernels_tribits.cmake b/cmake/kokkoskernels_tribits.cmake
index a0cc9d30d5..4eebb97c7b 100644
--- a/cmake/kokkoskernels_tribits.cmake
+++ b/cmake/kokkoskernels_tribits.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ IF (KOKKOSKERNELS_HAS_TRILINOS)
 INCLUDE(TribitsETISupport)
 ENDIF()
 
+FUNCTION(VERIFY_EMPTY CONTEXT)
+  IF(${ARGN})
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Kokkos does not support all of Tribits. Unhandled arguments in ${CONTEXT}:\n${ARGN}")
+  ENDIF()
+ENDFUNCTION()
+
 #MESSAGE(STATUS "The project name is: ${PROJECT_NAME}")
 
 MACRO(KOKKOSKERNELS_PACKAGE_POSTPROCESS)