diff --git a/modules/world/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/world/CMakeLists.txt
index ea0df5bc98..8a4170a79b 100644
--- a/modules/world/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/world/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ else()
   set(OPENCV_WORLD_FLAGS_PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS)
 endif()
 
+function(include_one_module m)
+  include("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}/CMakeLists.txt")
+endfunction()
+
 if(NOT OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS)
   project(opencv_world)
 
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ if(NOT OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS)
       message(STATUS "    module ${m}...")
       set(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR ${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION})
       #add_subdirectory("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}" ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${m})
-      include("${OPENCV_MODULE_${m}_LOCATION}/CMakeLists.txt")
+      include_one_module(${m})
     endif()
   endforeach()
   message(STATUS "Processing WORLD modules... DONE")