diff --git a/modules/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
index 4881cb5edf..01a3b474d0 100644
--- a/modules/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/python/python2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include(../common.cmake)
 
 unset(MODULE_NAME)
 unset(PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH)
-unset(PYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_PATH)
+unset(PYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 unset(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 unset(PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES)
 unset(PYTHON_LIBRARIES)
diff --git a/modules/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f66492050..14672d3c75 100644
--- a/modules/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/python/python3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ include(../common.cmake)
 
 unset(MODULE_NAME)
 unset(PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH)
-unset(PYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_PATH)
+unset(PYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 unset(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 unset(PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES)
 unset(PYTHON_LIBRARIES)