diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
index afe0459d17..67e2a0f903 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ if(ENABLE_CXX11)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF) # use -std=c++11 instead of -std=gnu++11
-  if(XCMAKE_CXX11_COMPILE_FEATURES)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX11_COMPILE_FEATURES)
     set(HAVE_CXX11 ON)
   endif()
 endif()