diff --git a/T/Torch/Torch/build_tarballs.jl b/T/Torch/Torch/build_tarballs.jl
index 556b7e8d327..be656fcc427 100644
--- a/T/Torch/Torch/build_tarballs.jl
+++ b/T/Torch/Torch/build_tarballs.jl
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ cmake \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$prefix \
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TARGET_TOOLCHAIN} \
     -DBUILD_CUSTOM_PROTOBUF=OFF \
+    -DBUILD_PYTHON=OFF \
     -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
     -DPROTOBUF_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE=$host_bindir/protoc \
     -DCAFFE2_CUSTOM_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE=$host_bindir/protoc \
-    -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=`which python3` \
     ..
 cmake --build .