diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/util.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/util.hpp
index 6b1c5f34f..2769dc60b 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/util.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/util.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 #include <list>
 #include "opencv2/core.hpp"
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_LOG
 #define ENABLE_LOG 0
+#endif
 
 // TODO remove LOG macros, add logging class
 #if ENABLE_LOG