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 52bf6c61e..b435b5901 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
@@ -143,13 +143,14 @@ else()
                     set(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR "${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}")
                     set(PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "${Python_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Python_VERSION_MINOR}")
                 endif()
-                if(NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+                volk_python_check_module("mako >= 0.4.2" mako "mako.__version__ >= '0.4.2'" MAKO_FOUND)
+                if(NOT MAKO_FOUND)
                     find_program(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE NAMES python3 python)
                     if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
                         set(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND TRUE)
                     endif()
+                    volk_python_check_module("mako >= 0.4.2" mako "mako.__version__ >= '0.4.2'" MAKO_FOUND)
                 endif()
-                volk_python_check_module("mako >= 0.4.2" mako "mako.__version__ >= '0.4.2'" MAKO_FOUND)
             endif()
         endif()
     endif()