diff --git a/cmake/MakePythonWheel.cmake b/cmake/MakePythonWheel.cmake
index 92da632cc..226098796 100644
--- a/cmake/MakePythonWheel.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MakePythonWheel.cmake
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ except ImportError as e:
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Python module `setuptools` required for correct wheel filename generation.")
     endif()
 
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -c "
+import sys
+try:
+    from wheel.bdist_wheel import bdist_wheel
+    sys.exit(0)
+except ImportError as e:
+    print(f'{e}. Search paths:', file=sys.stderr)
+    for p in sys.path: print(f'  {p}', file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+"
+    RESULT_VARIABLE has_bdist_wheel)
+
+    if(has_bdist_wheel EQUAL "1")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Python module `wheel.bdist_wheel` required for correct wheel filename generation.")
+    endif()
+
     execute_process(
         COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -c "
 from setuptools.dist import Distribution