diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45e4c759a..076fa021b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -903,11 +903,15 @@ endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
             )
 	endif()
     else()
+        if (PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 3)
+            SET(PYTHON_SUFFIX -python2.7)
+            SET(PYTHON_BASENAME -python2.7)
+        else(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 3)
         # set(PYTHON_SUFFIX -python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR})
         # below are two variables that can be left empty for standard python, but must be set by the user for different python versions such as 3.5
-        SET(PYTHON_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Shiboken cmake file suffix. If left empty, system default python version will be used: <ShibokenConfigPYTHON_SUFFIX.cmake>")
-        SET(PYTHON_BASENAME "" CACHE STRING "Same as PYTHON_SUFFIX but for PySide. if left empty, PYTHON_SUFFIX will be used: <PySideConfigPYTHON_BASENAME.cmake>")
-
+            SET(PYTHON_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Shiboken cmake file suffix. If left empty, system default python version will be used: <ShibokenConfigPYTHON_SUFFIX.cmake>")
+            SET(PYTHON_BASENAME "" CACHE STRING "Same as PYTHON_SUFFIX but for PySide. if left empty, PYTHON_SUFFIX will be used: <PySideConfigPYTHON_BASENAME.cmake>")
+        endif(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 3)
         if(DEFINED MACPORTS_PREFIX)
             find_package(Shiboken REQUIRED HINTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY_DIR}/cmake")
             find_package(PySide REQUIRED HINTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY_DIR}/cmake")