diff --git a/CMake/global_config.cmake b/CMake/global_config.cmake
index 350f7a268..2cf125c67 100644
--- a/CMake/global_config.cmake
+++ b/CMake/global_config.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ macro(global_set_flags)
 
     if(BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
         include(libusb_config)
-        include(CMake/external_pybind11.cmake)
+        find_package(pybind11 REQUIRED)
+        set(PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR "${XXNIX_PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES}/pyrealsense2" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for Python bindings")
     endif()
 
     if(CHECK_FOR_UPDATES)