diff --git a/packages/python/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 0943e80c7..c098363a2 100644
--- a/packages/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 if (PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
 
-  
+include(FindPythonModule)  
+
 set (PYTHON_SOURCES
   python.c pl2py.c pybips.c py2pl.c pl2pl.c pypreds.c )