diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c49a2afb224..42152dfe3d6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -941,7 +941,13 @@ set(QGIS_INSTALL_SYS_LIBS TRUE CACHE BOOL "If set to TRUE install all required s
 set(MIN_PYTHON_VERSION "3.7")
 set(Python_FIND_FRAMEWORK "LAST")
 
-find_package(Python ${MIN_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+
+if (WITH_BINDINGS)
+  find_package(Python ${MIN_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development)
+else()
+  find_package(Python ${MIN_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+endif()
+
 message("-- Found Python executable: ${Python_EXECUTABLE} (version ${Python_VERSION})")
 message("-- Python library: ${Python_LIBRARIES}")
 message("-- Python site-packages: ${Python_SITEARCH}")