diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 97950c772..4fcc70775 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@ def install(
     if legion_dir is not None and legion_src_dir is not None:
         sys.exit("Cannot specify both --legion-dir and --legion-src-dir")
 
+    join = os.path.join
+    exists = os.path.exists
+    dirname = os.path.dirname
+    realpath = os.path.realpath
+
+    cmake_exe = realpath(cmake_exe)
+
     print(f"Verbose build is {'on' if verbose else 'off'}")
     if verbose:
         print(f"networks: {networks}")
@@ -353,11 +360,6 @@ def install(
         print(f"legion_branch: {legion_branch}")
         print(f"unknown: {unknown}")
 
-    join = os.path.join
-    exists = os.path.exists
-    dirname = os.path.dirname
-    realpath = os.path.realpath
-
     legate_core_dir = dirname(realpath(__file__))
 
     pyversion, pylib_name = find_active_python_version_and_path()
@@ -470,6 +472,8 @@ def validate_path(path):
     if not build_isolation:
         pip_install_cmd += ["--no-build-isolation"]
 
+    pip_install_cmd += [f"--global-option=--cmake-executable={cmake_exe}"]
+
     if editable:
         cmd_env.update({"SETUPTOOLS_ENABLE_FEATURES": "legacy-editable"})
         cmake_flags += ["-DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH=ON"]