diff --git a/src/bin/lpython.cpp b/src/bin/lpython.cpp
index a3b9a7eb4b..0078fe99fb 100644
--- a/src/bin/lpython.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/lpython.cpp
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ int compile_python_using_llvm(
         LCompilers::LPython::DynamicLibrary cpython_lib;
         LCompilers::LPython::DynamicLibrary symengine_lib;
 
-        if (compiler_options.enable_cpython) {
+        if (compiler_options.po.enable_cpython) {
             LCompilers::LPython::open_cpython_library(cpython_lib);
         }
         if (compiler_options.enable_symengine) {
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ int compile_python_using_llvm(
             e.execfn<void>("__module___main_____main__global_stmts");
         }
 
-        if (compiler_options.enable_cpython) {
+        if (compiler_options.po.enable_cpython) {
             LCompilers::LPython::close_cpython_library(cpython_lib);
         }
         if (compiler_options.enable_symengine) {
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         app.add_flag("--dump-all-passes", compiler_options.po.dump_all_passes, "Apply all the passes and dump the ASR into a file");
         app.add_flag("--dump-all-passes-fortran", compiler_options.po.dump_fortran, "Apply all passes and dump the ASR after each pass into fortran file");
         app.add_flag("--cumulative", compiler_options.po.pass_cumulative, "Apply all the passes cumulatively till the given pass");
-        app.add_flag("--enable-cpython", compiler_options.enable_cpython, "Enable CPython runtime");
+        app.add_flag("--enable-cpython", compiler_options.po.enable_cpython, "Enable CPython runtime");
         app.add_flag("--enable-symengine", compiler_options.enable_symengine, "Enable Symengine runtime");
         app.add_flag("--link-numpy", compiler_options.link_numpy, "Enable NumPy runtime (implies --enable-cpython)");
         app.add_flag("--separate-compilation", separate_compilation, "Generates unique names for all the symbols");
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         if (compiler_options.link_numpy) {
-            compiler_options.enable_cpython = true;
+            compiler_options.po.enable_cpython = true;
         }
 
         if (arg_version) {
diff --git a/src/libasr/codegen/asr_to_c.cpp b/src/libasr/codegen/asr_to_c.cpp
index 381e3c7902..ca0178ac89 100644
--- a/src/libasr/codegen/asr_to_c.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/codegen/asr_to_c.cpp
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ R"(
         }
 
         std::string body;
-        if (compiler_options.enable_cpython) {
+        if (compiler_options.po.enable_cpython) {
             headers.insert("Python.h");
             body += R"(
     Py_Initialize();
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ R"(    // Initialise Numpy
             body += src;
         }
 
-        if (compiler_options.enable_cpython) {
+        if (compiler_options.po.enable_cpython) {
             body += R"(
     if (Py_FinalizeEx() < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr,"BindPython: Unknown Error\n");
diff --git a/src/libasr/pass/python_bind.cpp b/src/libasr/pass/python_bind.cpp
index 47d171fba4..5a668a739e 100644
--- a/src/libasr/pass/python_bind.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/pass/python_bind.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ void pass_python_bind(Allocator &al, ASR::TranslationUnit_t &unit, const PassOpt
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!pass_options.enable_cpython) {
+        // python_bind pass is skipped if CPython is not enabled
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::vector<ASRUtils::ASRFunc> fns;
     fns.push_back({"Py_Initialize", {}, ASRUtils::VOID});
     fns.push_back({"Py_IsInitialized", {}, ASRUtils::I32});
@@ -412,21 +417,17 @@ void pass_python_bind(Allocator &al, ASR::TranslationUnit_t &unit, const PassOpt
     fns.push_back({"PyBool_FromLong", {ASRUtils::I32}, ASRUtils::PTR});
     fns.push_back({"PyObject_IsTrue", {ASRUtils::PTR}, ASRUtils::I32});
 
-    bool included_cpython_funcs = false;
-
     Location *l = al.make_new<Location>();
     l->first = 0;
     l->last = 0;
 
+    ASRUtils::declare_functions(al, fns, *l, unit.m_symtab, "Python.h");
+
     for (auto &item : unit.m_symtab->get_scope()) {
         if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Function_t>(*item.second)) {
             ASR::Function_t *f = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Function_t>(item.second);
             if (ASRUtils::get_FunctionType(f)->m_abi == ASR::abiType::BindPython) {
                 if (f->n_body == 0 && f->m_module_file) {
-                    if (!included_cpython_funcs) {
-                        ASRUtils::declare_functions(al, fns, *l, unit.m_symtab, "Python.h");
-                        included_cpython_funcs = true;
-                    }
                     generate_body(al, *f, *unit.m_symtab);
                 }
             }
@@ -438,10 +439,6 @@ void pass_python_bind(Allocator &al, ASR::TranslationUnit_t &unit, const PassOpt
                     ASR::Function_t *f = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Function_t>(module_item.second);
                     if (ASRUtils::get_FunctionType(f)->m_abi == ASR::abiType::BindPython) {
                         if (f->n_body == 0 && f->m_module_file) {
-                            if (!included_cpython_funcs) {
-                                ASRUtils::declare_functions(al, fns, *l, unit.m_symtab, "Python.h");
-                                included_cpython_funcs = true;
-                            }
                             generate_body(al, *f, *module->m_symtab);
                         }
                     }
@@ -451,10 +448,8 @@ void pass_python_bind(Allocator &al, ASR::TranslationUnit_t &unit, const PassOpt
 
     }
 
-    if (included_cpython_funcs) {
-        PassUtils::UpdateDependenciesVisitor u(al);
-        u.visit_TranslationUnit(unit);
-    }
+    PassUtils::UpdateDependenciesVisitor u(al);
+    u.visit_TranslationUnit(unit);
 }
 
 }  // namespace LCompilers
diff --git a/src/libasr/utils.h b/src/libasr/utils.h
index 018c0afefe..97417b2bf4 100644
--- a/src/libasr/utils.h
+++ b/src/libasr/utils.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct PassOptions {
     bool tree = false;
     bool with_intrinsic_mods = false;
     bool c_mangling = false;
+    bool enable_cpython = false;
     bool c_skip_bindpy_pass = false;
 };
 
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ struct CompilerOptions {
     std::string arg_o = "";
     bool emit_debug_info = false;
     bool emit_debug_line_column = false;
-    bool enable_cpython = false;
     bool enable_symengine = false;
     bool link_numpy = false;
     bool run = false;