diff --git a/modules/core/src/convert.cpp b/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
index 051f863d65..2f7a46d725 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 #include "opencl_kernels_core.hpp"
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#undef CV_NEON
+#define CV_NEON 0
+#endif
+
 namespace cv
 {
 
diff --git a/modules/python/common.cmake b/modules/python/common.cmake
index 164515c72f..7f2839ecea 100644
--- a/modules/python/common.cmake
+++ b/modules/python/common.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_tracking$")
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_optflow$")
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_bgsegm$")
 ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_xfeatures2d$")
+ocv_list_filterout(candidate_deps "^opencv_ts$")
 
 ocv_add_module(${MODULE_NAME} BINDINGS OPTIONAL ${candidate_deps})