diff --git a/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake b/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
index 7968add25..86619cb2e 100644
--- a/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
+++ b/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ if(PXR_ENABLE_PYTHON_SUPPORT)
     find_package(PythonLibs 2.7 REQUIRED)
 
     # --Boost
+    # replace 'python' with 'python27' as boost>=1.67 require python version suffix
+    # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.15/module/FindBoost.html
     find_package(Boost
         COMPONENTS
             program_options
-            python
+            python27
         REQUIRED
     )
+    # fix rest of code expecting 'Boost_PYTHON_LIBRAR'
+    set(Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY "${Boost_PYTHON27_LIBRARY}")
 
     # --Jinja2
     find_package(Jinja2)