diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f3213209..8e32e86c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-include(ExaGOCheckPython)
 if(EXAGO_ENABLE_PYTHON)
+  include(ExaGOCheckPython)
   # Build pybind11 target manually
   add_subdirectory(tpl/pybind11)
   add_subdirectory(interfaces/python)