diff --git a/modules/ocl/src/mcwutil.cpp b/modules/ocl/src/mcwutil.cpp
index e56e2f15d0..3bcb8700b7 100644
--- a/modules/ocl/src/mcwutil.cpp
+++ b/modules/ocl/src/mcwutil.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 //
 //M*/
 
+#define CL_USE_DEPRECATED_OPENCL_1_1_APIS
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;