diff --git a/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake b/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
index 7acf7be7e8..a10ec2371d 100644
--- a/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindPythonInterp.cmake
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ endif()
 # handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set PYTHONINTERP_FOUND to TRUE if
 # all listed variables are TRUE
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake)
-FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(PythonInterp DEFAULT_MSG PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(PythonInterp REQUIRED_VARS PYTHON_EXECUTABLE VERSION_VAR PYTHON_VERSION_STRING)
 
 mark_as_advanced(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)