diff --git a/cmake/FindPython.cmake b/cmake/FindPython.cmake
index 727f88e3..819bfb05 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPython.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ EXEC_PYTHON_SCRIPT ("import distutils " nulle) # check that distutils is there..
 EXEC_PYTHON_SCRIPT ("import numpy" nulle) # check that numpy is there...
 EXEC_PYTHON_SCRIPT ("import h5py" nulle) # check that h5py is there...
 EXEC_PYTHON_SCRIPT ("import scipy" nulle) # check that scipy is there...
+if (Python_use_mpi4py)
+EXEC_PYTHON_SCRIPT ("import mpi4py" nulle) # check that mpi4py is there...
+endif()
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Python interpreter and modules are ok : version ${PYTHON_VERSION}" )
 
 #