diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 60fcf130e..e458d8ead 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckLinkerFlag)
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 include(CheckFunctionExists)
+include(FindPythonInterp)
 
 if (IOS)
     INCLUDE(CmakeLists_IOS.txt)