diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
index b2b74b7a3b..1eff03b581 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindLibsVideo.cmake
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ if(WITH_FFMPEG)
       if(NOT __VALID_FFMPEG)
         #message(FATAL_ERROR "FFMPEG: test check build log:\n${TRY_OUT}")
         message(STATUS "WARNING: Can't build ffmpeg test code")
+        set(HAVE_FFMPEG FALSE)
       else()
         ocv_append_build_options(VIDEOIO FFMPEG)
       endif()