diff --git a/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake b/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
index 7968add25..55f336da8 100644
--- a/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
+++ b/cmake/defaults/Packages.cmake
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if(PXR_ENABLE_PYTHON_SUPPORT)
     find_package(Boost
         COMPONENTS
             program_options
-            python
+            python27
         REQUIRED
     )