diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
index 4b3d66da50..02024a82ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           echo ::set-env name=PYTHON_EXEC::python3
           echo ::set-env name=INSTALLER_EXT::*
           echo ::set-env name=CMAKE_BUILD_EXTRA::"-- -j3"
-          echo ::set-env name=CMAKE_EXTRA::"-DBUILD_TOOLS:BOOLEAN=FALSE"
+          echo ::set-env name=CMAKE_EXTRA::"-DBUILD_TOOLS:BOOLEAN=FALSE -DHIFI_PYTHON_EXEC:FILEPATH=$(which python3)"
         fi
         # Mac build variables
         if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "macOS-latest" ]; then
diff --git a/cmake/macros/TargetPython.cmake b/cmake/macros/TargetPython.cmake
index 2c055cf8bc..c9089c17bd 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/TargetPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/TargetPython.cmake
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ macro(TARGET_PYTHON)
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Unable to locate Python interpreter 3.5 or higher")
         endif()
     endif()
-endmacro()
\ No newline at end of file
+    message("Using the Python interpreter located at: " ${HIFI_PYTHON_EXEC})
+endmacro()