diff --git a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
index 5a51230ce..1fb980d92 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #if defined ANDROID
         #include <sys/sysconf.h>
-    #else
+    #elif defined __APPLE__
         #include <sys/sysctl.h>
     #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index d9a20873f..1f9d68672 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ std::wstring GetTempFileNameWinRT(std::wstring prefix)
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #if defined ANDROID
 #include <sys/sysconf.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index bd967f963..5870f4bc7 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ extern "C" {
     #include <unistd.h>
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <sys/types.h>
+#if defined __APPLE__
     #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))