diff --git a/python/src/CMakeLists.txt b/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ea302cf9..72bd82151 100644
--- a/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ set_target_properties(
              ${MLX_PYTHON_BINDINGS_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 
 target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE mlx)
+target_include_directories(core PRIVATE nanobind::nanobind)
 target_compile_definitions(core PRIVATE _VERSION_=${MLX_VERSION})
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)