diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptimizations.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptimizations.cmake
index eb0d4ade21..f6aebc702b 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptimizations.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptimizations.cmake
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ if(X86 OR X86_64)
 
   if(NOT DEFINED CPU_BASELINE)
     if(X86_64)
-      set(CPU_BASELINE "SSSE3" CACHE STRING "${HELP_CPU_BASELINE}")
+      set(CPU_BASELINE "SSE3" CACHE STRING "${HELP_CPU_BASELINE}")
     else()
       set(CPU_BASELINE "SSE2" CACHE STRING "${HELP_CPU_BASELINE}")
     endif()