diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb701aa..6cb4b02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ find_package(Python 3.9
     REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module
     OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS Development.SABIModule)
 
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" -m nanobind --cmake_dir
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE OUTPUT_VARIABLE NB_DIR)
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${NB_DIR}")
+
 find_package(nanobind CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 if (USE_SYSTEM_LIBSOXR)