diff --git a/paddle/phi/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/paddle/phi/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bec8f44fe34706af67dbec8dfd49f1e1a83c499..d01d6273dd09d74a3e957514b04058319c63cb65 100644
--- a/paddle/phi/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/paddle/phi/api/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ set(wrapped_infermeta_header_file
 set(wrapped_infermeta_source_file
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/paddle/phi/infermeta/generated.cc)
 
-if(NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+if(NOT PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
   find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
 endif()