diff --git a/cmake/findDependencies.cmake b/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
index 1323cdab3f3..bdfc171d7e9 100644
--- a/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/findDependencies.cmake
@@ -42,15 +42,8 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL "3.12" OR CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "3.12")
     find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter)
-    if(NOT Python_Interpreter_FOUND AND NOT USE_MATCHCOMPILER_OPT STREQUAL "Off")
-        message(WARNING "No python interpreter found - disabling matchcompiler.")
-        set(USE_MATCHCOMPILER_OPT "Off")
-    endif()
 else()
     find_package(PythonInterp 3 QUIET)
-    if(NOT PYTHONINTERP_FOUND AND NOT USE_MATCHCOMPILER_OPT STREQUAL "Off")
-        message(WARNING "No python interpreter found - disabling matchcompiler.")
-    endif()
     if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
         set(Python_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE})
         set(Python_VERSION ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING})
@@ -58,6 +51,11 @@ else()
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(NOT Python_Interpreter_FOUND AND NOT USE_MATCHCOMPILER_OPT STREQUAL "Off")
+    message(WARNING "No python interpreter found - disabling matchcompiler.")
+    set(USE_MATCHCOMPILER_OPT "Off")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT USE_BUNDLED_TINYXML2)
     find_package(tinyxml2 QUIET)
     if(TARGET tinyxml2::tinyxml2)