diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
index c61f001d5d..08db1c820f 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
@@ -86,12 +86,24 @@ namespace cv { namespace debug_build_guard { } using namespace debug_build_guard
 #define __CV_VA_NUM_ARGS_HELPER(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, N, ...) N
 #define __CV_VA_NUM_ARGS(...) __CV_VA_NUM_ARGS_HELPER(__VA_ARGS__, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
 
-#if defined __GNUC__
+#ifdef CV_Func
+// keep current value (through OpenCV port file)
+#elif defined __GNUC__ || (defined (__cpluscplus) && (__cpluscplus >= 201103))
+#define CV_Func __func__
+#elif defined __clang__ && (__clang_minor__ * 100 + __clang_major >= 305)
+#define CV_Func __func__
+#elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION >= 199901)
 #define CV_Func __func__
 #elif defined _MSC_VER
 #define CV_Func __FUNCTION__
+#elif defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && (_INTEL_COMPILER >= 600)
+#define CV_Func __FUNCTION__
+#elif defined __IBMCPP__ && __IBMCPP__ >=500
+#define CV_Func __FUNCTION__
+#elif defined __BORLAND__ && (__BORLANDC__ >= 0x550)
+#define CV_Func __FUNC__
 #else
-#define CV_Func ""
+#define CV_Func "<unknown>"
 #endif
 
 //! @cond IGNORED