diff --git a/modules/ts/src/precomp.hpp b/modules/ts/src/precomp.hpp
index a9d4404e3b..2725f63429 100644
--- a/modules/ts/src/precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/ts/src/precomp.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "opencv2/ts.hpp"
 #include <opencv2/core/utils/logger.hpp>
 #include "opencv2/core/utility.hpp"
+#if !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
 #include "opencv2/core/private.hpp"
+#endif
 
 #ifdef GTEST_LINKED_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY
 #error ts module should not have GTEST_LINKED_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY defined