diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8688c59e7b9..a23e7536254 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2487,7 +2487,12 @@ if(WITH_PYTHON)
     # Always use numpy bundled in precompiled libs.
   elseif((WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL AND WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL_NUMPY) OR WITH_PYTHON_NUMPY)
     if(("${PYTHON_NUMPY_PATH}" STREQUAL "") OR (${PYTHON_NUMPY_PATH} MATCHES NOTFOUND))
-      find_python_package(numpy "core/include")
+      set(_numpy_include "_core/include")
+      if(PYTHON_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.13")
+        set(_numpy_include "core/include")
+      endif()
+      find_python_package(numpy "${_numpy_include}")
+      unset(_numpy_include)
     endif()
   endif()