diff --git a/src/algorithms/libs/volk_gnsssdr_module/volk_gnsssdr/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake b/src/algorithms/libs/volk_gnsssdr_module/volk_gnsssdr/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake
index f54869396..9f29d2de7 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/libs/volk_gnsssdr_module/volk_gnsssdr/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake
+++ b/src/algorithms/libs/volk_gnsssdr_module/volk_gnsssdr/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(VOLK_PYTHON_MIN_VERSION "2.7")
 set(VOLK_PYTHON3_MIN_VERSION "3.4")
 if (PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
     message(STATUS "User set python executable ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
-    find_package(PythonInterp ${VOLK_PYTHON3_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+    find_package(PythonInterp ${VOLK_PYTHON_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 else (PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
     message(STATUS "PYTHON_EXECUTABLE not set - using default python2")
     message(STATUS "Use -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/path/to/python3 to build for python3.")
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ else (PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
      endif(NOT PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
 endif (PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 
+if (${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR} VERSION_EQUAL 3)
+    set(PYTHON3 TRUE)
+endif ()
+
 find_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR} EXACT)
 
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