--- openvdb/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2020-12-24 17:13:14 UTC
+++ openvdb/openvdb/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if(OPENVDB_BUILD_PYTHON_UNITTESTS)
 endif()
 
 if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.14)
-  find_package(Python QUIET COMPONENTS ${OPENVDB_PYTHON_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
+  find_package(Python ${FREEBSD_PYTHON_VER} EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${OPENVDB_PYTHON_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
   OPENVDB_CHECK_PYTHON_VERSION(${Python_VERSION} ${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   if(USE_NUMPY)
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.14)
     list(APPEND OPENVDB_PYTHON_DEPS Python::NumPy)
   endif()
 else()
-  find_package(Python QUIET COMPONENTS ${OPENVDB_PYTHON_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
+  find_package(Python ${FREEBSD_PYTHON_VER} EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${OPENVDB_PYTHON_REQUIRED_COMPONENTS})
   OPENVDB_CHECK_PYTHON_VERSION(${Python_VERSION} ${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
   if(USE_NUMPY)
-    find_package(Python QUIET COMPONENTS NumPy)
+    find_package(Python ${FREEBSD_PYTHON_VER} EXACT REQUIRED COMPONENTS NumPy)
     if(NOT TARGET Python::NumPy)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find NumPy (Required is at least version "
           "\"${MINIMUM_NUMPY_VERSION}\")"