diff --git a/ports/libepoxy/portfile.cmake b/ports/libepoxy/portfile.cmake
index add95b480f..521f7a2926 100644
--- a/ports/libepoxy/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libepoxy/portfile.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
 
 vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
+# ensure python is on path - not for meson but some source geneation scripts
+vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
+get_filename_component(PYTHON3_PATH ${PYTHON3} DIRECTORY)
+set(ENV{PATH} "$ENV{PATH};${PYTHON3_PATH}")
+
 vcpkg_configure_meson(SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH})
 vcpkg_install_meson()