diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 870bfdd723..93a7ad2799 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ OCV_OPTION(WITH_ITT "Include Intel ITT support" ON
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_PROTOBUF "Enable libprotobuf" ON
   VISIBLE_IF TRUE
   VERIFY HAVE_PROTOBUF)
-OCV_OPTION(WITH_IMGCODEC_GIF "Include GIF support" OFF
+OCV_OPTION(WITH_IMGCODEC_GIF "Include GIF support" ON
   VISIBLE_IF TRUE
   VERIFY HAVE_IMGCODEC_GIF)
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_IMGCODEC_HDR "Include HDR support" ON