diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index 0f212acf12..d6cdd0402c 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -305,9 +305,10 @@ macro(ocv_glob_modules)
   set(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS OFF PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS OFF)
   if(${BUILD_opencv_world})
-    add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_opencv_world_LOCATION}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/world")
     foreach(m ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
-      if(NOT OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_IS_PART_OF_WORLD AND NOT ${m} STREQUAL opencv_world)
+      if("${m}" STREQUAL opencv_world)
+        add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_opencv_world_LOCATION}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/world")
+      elseif(NOT OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_IS_PART_OF_WORLD AND NOT ${m} STREQUAL opencv_world)
         message(STATUS "Processing module ${m}...")
         if(m MATCHES "^opencv_")
           string(REGEX REPLACE "^opencv_" "" __shortname "${m}")
@@ -446,6 +447,17 @@ function(__ocv_resolve_dependencies)
               list(APPEND deps_${m} ${d})
               set(has_changes ON)
             endif()
+            if(BUILD_opencv_world
+                AND NOT "${m}" STREQUAL "opencv_world"
+                AND NOT "${m2}" STREQUAL "opencv_world"
+                AND OPENCV_MODULE_${m2}_IS_PART_OF_WORLD
+                AND NOT OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_IS_PART_OF_WORLD)
+              if(NOT (";${deps_${m}};" MATCHES ";opencv_world;"))
+#                message(STATUS "  Transfer dependency opencv_world alias ${m2} to ${m}")
+                list(APPEND deps_${m} opencv_world)
+                set(has_changes ON)
+              endif()
+            endif()
           endforeach()
         endif()
       endforeach()