diff --git a/projects/unix/python2.cmake b/projects/unix/python2.cmake
index 3d89762fb7f33212d05c404f24e3fd301f691aea..88580434faaa9a414bb2c6ef86ccda61ddeeac37 100644
--- a/projects/unix/python2.cmake
+++ b/projects/unix/python2.cmake
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ superbuild_add_extra_cmake_args(
   -DPython2_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python2.7
   -DPython2_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python2.7
   -DPython2_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython2.7.so
+  -DPython2_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython2.7.so
 
   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/bin/python2.7
   -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/include/python2.7
-  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython2.7.so)
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython2.7.so
+  -DPYTHON_LIBRARY_RELEASE:FILEPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib/libpython2.7.so)