diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
index c909c4c42..84874236e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           find .
           cd src/wrappers/python
           cat setup.py
+          echo ${{github.workspace}}/_install > cmake_prefix_path
           env CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{github.workspace}}/_install python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/src/wrappers/python/setup.py b/src/wrappers/python/setup.py
index 637b920db..b9f3ada37 100755
--- a/src/wrappers/python/setup.py
+++ b/src/wrappers/python/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 if "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH" not in os.environ:
     print(f"CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH not defined: {os.environ}")
-    exit(-1)
+
+    with open("cmake_prefix_path", "r") as f:
+        CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH = f.readlines()[0]
 
 CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH = os.environ["CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"]