diff --git a/matlab/tools/cmake/BuildMatlabArrowInterface.cmake b/matlab/tools/cmake/BuildMatlabArrowInterface.cmake
index af71ec8073bfe..29b5ef390c251 100644
--- a/matlab/tools/cmake/BuildMatlabArrowInterface.cmake
+++ b/matlab/tools/cmake/BuildMatlabArrowInterface.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 message(STATUS "MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSOINS = ${MATLAB_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS}")
 message(STATUS "Matlab_ROOT_DIR = ${Matlab_ROOT_DIR}")
+find_package(Matlab REQUIRED COMPONENTS MAIN_PROGRAM)
 
 set(MATLAB_ARROW_LIBMEXCLASS_CLIENT_FETCH_CONTENT_NAME libmexclass)
 # TODO: Consider using SSH URL for the Git Repository when