diff --git a/modules/cvv/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/cvv/CMakeLists.txt
index 645e7b39443..2c4ce628baf 100644
--- a/modules/cvv/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/cvv/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${CVV_QT_MODULES})
 
-set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
-set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+if(BUILD_opencv_world)
+  set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON PARENT_SCOPE)
+  set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON PARENT_SCOPE)
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+  set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+endif()
+
 foreach(module ${CVV_QT_MODULES})
   list(APPEND CVV_LIBRARIES ${Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}${module}_LIBRARIES})
 endforeach()