diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
index cc92da3d0..0d0fd41dd 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap.cpp
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ CV_IMPL CvCapture * cvCreateCameraCapture (int index)
                 return capture;
             break;
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_VFW
         case CV_CAP_VFW:
+#ifdef HAVE_VFW
             capture = cvCreateCameraCapture_VFW (index);
             if (capture)
                 return capture;