diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 378043b8f2..475b6f96e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ install(DIRECTORY
     FILES_MATCHING REGEX "\\.h(pp)?$"
 )
 
+# find Python before enabling pybind11
+find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development.Module)
+
 # Define CMAKE_INSTALL_xxx: LIBDIR, INCLUDEDIR
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/dpctl/CMakeLists.txt b/dpctl/CMakeLists.txt
index 1de0bbf77d..e2914f6394 100644
--- a/dpctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dpctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development.Module NumPy)
+find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS NumPy)
 
 # -t is to only Cythonize sources with timestamps newer than existing CXX files (if present)
 # -w is to set working directory (and correctly set __pyx_f[] array of filenames)