diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 238f03f1..02713ff9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -186,15 +186,16 @@ ENDIF(SEMS_USE_OPENSSL)
 
 # Let's try to find Python development files
 FIND_PACKAGE(PythonLibs)
-IF(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
+IF(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND OR PYTHON_LIBRARIES)
+	SET(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND TRUE)
 	GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(PYTHON_LD_PATH ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} PATH)
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Python includes:	${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH}/Python.h")
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Python library: ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}")
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Found Python library path: ${PYTHON_LD_PATH}")
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Using Python: YES")
-ELSE(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
+ELSE(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND OR PYTHON_LIBRARIES)
 	MESSAGE(STATUS "Using Python: NO")
-ENDIF(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND)
+ENDIF(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND OR PYTHON_LIBRARIES)
 
 # Let's try to find SIP (Python bindings generator) development files
 FIND_PATH(SIP_INCLUDE_DIR sip.h PATHS ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH})