diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index e019fe98..2de84897 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree, remove_tree
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_inc
 import distutils.sysconfig as sysconfig
+from find_libpython import find_libpython
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class ExtensionBuilder(build_ext):
         cmake_args += [f"-DCORIOLIS_USER_TOP={install_dir}"]
 
         cmake_args += [f"-DPython_EXECUTABLE={sys.executable}"]
+        cmake_args += [f"-DPython_LIBRARY={find_libpython()}"]
 
         cmake_args += ["-DPOETRY=1"]
         cmake_args += ["-DWITH_QT5=1"]
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 800af449..adf2e059 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -29,7 +29,19 @@ files = [
 [package.extras]
 test = ["codecov (>=2.0.5)", "coverage (>=4.2)", "flake8 (>=3.0.4)", "path.py (>=11.5.0)", "pytest (>=3.0.3)", "pytest-cov (>=2.4.0)", "pytest-runner (>=2.9)", "pytest-virtualenv (>=1.7.0)", "scikit-build (>=0.10.0)", "setuptools (>=28.0.0)", "virtualenv (>=15.0.3)", "wheel"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "find-libpython"
+version = "0.3.0"
+description = "Finds the libpython associated with your environment, wherever it may be hiding"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "find_libpython-0.3.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:93fa14c8d007a7f9e6b650a486e249b49f01fd8d45b83ecf080a78b1a7011214"},
+    {file = "find_libpython-0.3.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6e7fe5d9af7fad6dc066cb5515a0e9c90a71f1feb2bb2f8e4cdbb4f83276e9e5"},
+]
+
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.6"
-content-hash = "e956596d7118030ea1144df674d8a26686da31c79cd9c861e20f0dbf697353d0"
+content-hash = "3977d779a407995475d178890d20631837483f241de6836600bb92b3d211766b"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a56d853c..bfb88842 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ unittests = 'Coriolis:unittests'
 yosys_coriolis = 'Coriolis:yosys_coriolis'
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core", "setuptools", "cmake", "patchelf"]
+requires = ["poetry-core", "setuptools", "cmake", "patchelf", "find_libpython"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]