diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0501ccdf..63e6e060 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if (BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
   # Include the vendored FindPython3 resources
   list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
 
-  find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module)
+  find_package(Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module)
   find_package(pybind11 REQUIRED)
 
   add_subdirectory(python)