diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a553b54f..99b89b9e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if (APPLE)
     set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 1)
 endif()
 
+set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON)
 find_package(pybind11)
 message(STATUS "Found pybind11: ${pybind11_VERSION}")
 if(${pybind11_VERSION} VERSION_LESS '2.11.1')