diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 797c0fbcc4a2d61f5cbbf691db19b4cba5d38630..bec161a571d0f98b99ac656f08cbc2d401c943fc 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,3 +91,9 @@ endif()
 install(DIRECTORY ${PADDLE_PYTHON_PACKAGE_DIR}
     DESTINATION opt/paddle/share/wheels
 )
+
+find_program(PATCHELF_EXECUTABLE patchelf)
+if(NOT PATCHELF_EXECUTABLE)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "patchelf not found, please install it.\n"
+          "For Ubuntu, the command is: apt-get install -y patchelf.")
+endif()