diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenNI2.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenNI2.cmake
index 08e55e6a2b..8f1b54750d 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenNI2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindOpenNI2.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
     if(NOT (MSVC64 OR MINGW64))
-        find_file(OPENNI2_INCLUDES "OpenNI.h" PATHS "$ENV{OPEN_NI_INSTALL_PATH}Include" DOC "OpenNI2 c++ interface header")
+        find_file(OPENNI2_INCLUDES "OpenNI.h" PATHS $ENV{OPENNI2_INCLUDE} "$ENV{OPEN_NI_INSTALL_PATH}Include" DOC "OpenNI2 c++ interface header")
         find_library(OPENNI2_LIBRARY "OpenNI2" PATHS $ENV{OPENNI2_LIB} DOC "OpenNI2 library")
     else()
         find_file(OPENNI2_INCLUDES "OpenNI.h" PATHS $ENV{OPENNI2_INCLUDE64} "$ENV{OPEN_NI_INSTALL_PATH64}Include" DOC "OpenNI2 c++ interface header")