diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 18887f471..11a64080c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ if(POLICY CMP0026)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0026 OLD)
 endif()
 
-if (POLICY CMP0042)
-  # silence cmake 3.0+ warnings about MACOSX_RPATH
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
+if(POLICY CMP0042)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 NEW)
 endif()
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake)