diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
index 31c2c1e77..7ef548f0f 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ if(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
   if(NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS)
     ocv_check_environment_variables(PYTHON_LIBRARY PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
     if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
-      find_host_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR})
+      find_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR})
     elseif(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 2.8.8 AND PYTHON_VERSION_FULL)
-      find_host_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL} EXACT)
+      find_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL} EXACT)
     else()
-      find_host_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL})
+      find_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL})
     endif()
     # cmake 2.4 (at least on Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy)) don't define PYTHONLIBS_FOUND
     if(NOT PYTHONLIBS_FOUND AND PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH)