diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/otf/compilation/build_systems/cmake_lists.py b/src/gt4py/next/otf/compilation/build_systems/cmake_lists.py
index 0533adac81..23c80793c7 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/otf/compilation/build_systems/cmake_lists.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/otf/compilation/build_systems/cmake_lists.py
@@ -88,9 +88,15 @@ def visit_FindDependency(self, dep: FindDependency) -> str:
         #   Instead, design this to be extensible (refer to ADR-0016).
         match dep.name:
             case "nanobind":
+                import sys
+
                 import nanobind
 
-                py = "find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)"
+                py = f"""
+                set(Python_EXECUTABLE {sys.executable})
+
+                find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
+                """
                 nb = f"find_package(nanobind CONFIG REQUIRED PATHS {nanobind.cmake_dir()} NO_DEFAULT_PATHS)"
                 return py + "\n" + nb
             case "gridtools_cpu" | "gridtools_gpu":