diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
index 076da108f..7099b1b91 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND NOT APPLE AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Cl
   return()
 endif()
 
-find_package(CUDA 4.2 QUIET)
+find_package(CUDA "${MIN_VER_CUDA}" QUIET)
 
 if(CUDA_FOUND)
   set(HAVE_CUDA 1)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVMinDepVersions.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVMinDepVersions.cmake
index b659a8379..a9bede402 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVMinDepVersions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVMinDepVersions.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 set(MIN_VER_CMAKE 2.8.7)
+set(MIN_VER_CUDA 4.2)
 set(MIN_VER_PYTHON 2.6)
 set(MIN_VER_ZLIB 1.2.3)