diff --git a/conda-recipe/build.sh b/conda-recipe/build.sh
index 5d14b487..91cc893f 100755
--- a/conda-recipe/build.sh
+++ b/conda-recipe/build.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cmake -S .. -B . \
   -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY="$SP_DIR" \
   -DCMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR="$SP_DIR" \
   -DPython_ROOT_DIR="${PREFIX}/bin" \
-  -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}"
+  -DPython_EXECUTABLE="${PYTHON}"
   -G Ninja
 ninja install -j ${CPU_COUNT}
 cd ../../..
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index a5e17725..1f513a28 100755
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ build:
     {% endfor %}
 
 requirements:
+  build:
+    - { { compiler('cxx') } }
   host:
-    - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
     - git
     - cmake
     - make         # [not win]