diff --git a/ports/openimageio/CONTROL b/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
index 2f357834d..9cec72c8c 100644
--- a/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/openimageio/CONTROL
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: openimageio
 Version: 2.1.9.0
 Homepage: https://github.com/OpenImageIO/oiio
 Description: A library for reading and writing images, and a bunch of related classes, utilities, and application
-Build-Depends: libjpeg-turbo, tiff, libpng, openexr, pybind11, boost-thread, boost-smart-ptr, boost-foreach, boost-regex, boost-type-traits, boost-static-assert, boost-unordered, boost-config, boost-algorithm, boost-filesystem, boost-system, boost-thread, boost-asio, boost-random, robin-map, boost-stacktrace
+Build-Depends: libjpeg-turbo, tiff, libpng, openexr, boost-thread, boost-smart-ptr, boost-foreach, boost-regex, boost-type-traits, boost-static-assert, boost-unordered, boost-config, boost-algorithm, boost-filesystem, boost-system, boost-thread, boost-asio, boost-random, robin-map, boost-stacktrace
 
 Feature: libraw
 Build-Depends: libraw
@@ -40,5 +40,9 @@ Feature: webp
 Build-Depends: libwebp
 Description: Enable libwebp support for openimageio
 
+Feature: python
+Build-Depends: pybind11
+Description: Enable libwebp support for openimageio
+
 Feature: tools
 Description: Build openimageio tools
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diff --git a/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake b/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
index c0e58b20a..43ee950c2 100644
--- a/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openimageio/portfile.cmake
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
     opencv USE_OPENCV
     openjpeg USE_OPENJPEG
     webp USE_WEBP
+    python USE_PYTHON
     tools OIIO_BUILD_TOOLS
 )
 
+vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
+get_filename_component(PYTHON3_DIR "${PYTHON3}" DIRECTORY)
+vcpkg_add_to_path("${PYTHON3_DIR}")
+
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
     PREFER_NINJA
@@ -48,7 +53,6 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
         -DHIDE_SYMBOLS=ON
         -DUSE_DCMTK=OFF
         -DUSE_NUKE=OFF
-        -DUSE_PYTHON=OFF
         -DUSE_QT=OFF
         -DUSE_PTEX=OFF
         -DLINKSTATIC=${LINKSTATIC}