diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
index e13c79a216..96321f9294 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVUtils.cmake
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function(ocv_target_include_directories target)
       list(APPEND __params "${dir}")
     endif()
   endforeach()
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.8.11)
+  if(HAVE_CUDA OR CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.8.11)
     include_directories(${__params})
   else()
     if(TARGET ${target})