diff --git a/cmake/DaVinciDependencies.cmake b/cmake/DaVinciDependencies.cmake
index 5a9a301b6aae0f99dc86e6bd65be344a9295d837..83902e42ea1e0ac677ee4390b17166d5c243b7a4 100644
--- a/cmake/DaVinciDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DaVinciDependencies.cmake
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ find_data_package(TCK/HltTCK REQUIRED)
 
 # -- Private dependencies
 if(WITH_DaVinci_PRIVATE_DEPENDENCIES)
-    # no private dependencies
+    find_package(Python REQUIRED Interpreter)
 endif()