diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
index 7be25a6b05..c94db88073 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/Packages/PYTHON.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.12)
   target_include_directories(lammps PRIVATE ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
 else()
-  find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
+  find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
   target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE Python::Python)
 endif()
 target_compile_definitions(lammps PRIVATE -DLMP_PYTHON)