diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ea7e4e0853..2de4b99be84 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ if(ENABLE_DEEPKS)
       GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
     )
     FetchContent_MakeAvailable(libnpy)
+  else()
+    include_directories(${libnpy_INCLUDE_DIR})	   
   endif()
   include_directories(${libnpy_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
   add_compile_definitions(__DEEPKS)