diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
index be394857c..60135945d 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ endif(WITH_MSMF)
 # --- Extra HighGUI and VideoIO libs on Windows ---
 if(WIN32)
   list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES comctl32 gdi32 ole32 setupapi ws2_32)
-  list(APPEND VIDEOIO_LIBRARIES vfw32)
+  if(HAVE_VFW)
+    list(APPEND VIDEOIO_LIBRARIES vfw32)
+  endif()
   if(MINGW64)
     list(APPEND VIDEOIO_LIBRARIES avifil32 avicap32 winmm msvfw32)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM VIDEOIO_LIBRARIES vfw32)