diff --git a/docs/CMakeLists.txt b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
index fdde3e5df4..42f2a080e2 100644
--- a/docs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+#Look for an executable called sphinx-build
+find_program(SPHINX_EXECUTABLE
+             NAMES sphinx-build
+             DOC "Path to sphinx-build executable")
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+
+#Handle standard arguments to find_package like REQUIRED and QUIET
+find_package_handle_standard_args(Sphinx
+                                  "Failed to find sphinx-build executable"
+                                  SPHINX_EXECUTABLE)
+
 find_package(Doxygen REQUIRED)
 find_package(Sphinx REQUIRED)