diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a59f5f8..07823887 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${VIENNAPS_LOOKUP_DIRS})
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(VIENNAPS_BUILD_PYTHON)
+  set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
   set(CMAKE_PLATFORM_NO_VERSIONED_SONAME ON)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 68327b32..92346e4d 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ add_custom_target(${PROJECT_NAME} ALL)
 #   set the rpath for our python modules to point to the vtkmodules folder.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
-
 list(APPEND CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../vtkmodules")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../viennaps.libs")