diff --git a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_main.cpp
index 53a19ca412..802d559afb 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-static const char * impls[] = {
-#ifdef HAVE_CUDA
-    "cuda",
-#endif
-    "plain"
-};
-
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN_WITH_IMPLS(gpu, impls, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpu)
diff --git a/modules/gpu/perf4au/main.cpp b/modules/gpu/perf4au/main.cpp
index 5e39c3d1e6..a806105de4 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/perf4au/main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/perf4au/main.cpp
@@ -52,16 +52,7 @@
 #include "opencv2/ts.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp"
 
-int main(int argc, char* argv[])
-{
-    perf::printCudaInfo();
-
-    perf::Regression::Init("gpu_perf4au");
-    perf::TestBase::Init(argc, argv);
-    testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
-
-    return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-}
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpu_perf4au)
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // HoughLinesP
diff --git a/modules/gpuarithm/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpuarithm/perf/perf_main.cpp
index b35791cda2..552cf5c162 100644
--- a/modules/gpuarithm/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpuarithm/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpuarithm, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpuarithm)
diff --git a/modules/gpubgsegm/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpubgsegm/perf/perf_main.cpp
index 99066f450d..f69d0ea8fd 100644
--- a/modules/gpubgsegm/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpubgsegm/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpubgsegm, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpubgsegm)
diff --git a/modules/gpucodec/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpucodec/perf/perf_main.cpp
index 2f4110b87c..7839653575 100644
--- a/modules/gpucodec/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpucodec/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpucodec, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpucodec)
diff --git a/modules/gpufeatures2d/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpufeatures2d/perf/perf_main.cpp
index 0fd79fde36..5e7fb1b8be 100644
--- a/modules/gpufeatures2d/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpufeatures2d/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpufeatures2d, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpufeatures2d)
diff --git a/modules/gpufilters/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpufilters/perf/perf_main.cpp
index b5a3eda406..44b3129e1f 100644
--- a/modules/gpufilters/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpufilters/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpufilters, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpufilters)
diff --git a/modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_main.cpp
index 6b3bec5f84..8eb27a27b9 100644
--- a/modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpuimgproc/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpuimgproc, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpuimgproc)
diff --git a/modules/gpuoptflow/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpuoptflow/perf/perf_main.cpp
index dad5e52bb6..e261932f8e 100644
--- a/modules/gpuoptflow/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpuoptflow/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpuoptflow, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpuoptflow)
diff --git a/modules/gpustereo/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpustereo/perf/perf_main.cpp
index d681cdb4df..0766ccf05d 100644
--- a/modules/gpustereo/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpustereo/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpustereo, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpustereo)
diff --git a/modules/gpuwarping/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/gpuwarping/perf/perf_main.cpp
index a7c1d5c85c..8566b097d4 100644
--- a/modules/gpuwarping/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpuwarping/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
 
 using namespace perf;
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(gpuwarping, printCudaInfo())
+CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(gpuwarping)
diff --git a/modules/photo/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/photo/perf/perf_main.cpp
index f5863c1974..fd37812126 100644
--- a/modules/photo/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/photo/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 #include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp"
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(photo)
+static const char * impls[] = {
+#ifdef HAVE_CUDA
+    "cuda",
+#endif
+    "plain"
+};
+
+CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN_WITH_IMPLS(photo, impls, perf::printCudaInfo())
diff --git a/modules/softcascade/perf/perf_main.cpp b/modules/softcascade/perf/perf_main.cpp
index f045c4b46d..9a3869f5ef 100644
--- a/modules/softcascade/perf/perf_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/softcascade/perf/perf_main.cpp
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@
 //M*/
 
 #include "perf_precomp.hpp"
+#include "opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp"
 
-CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN(softcascade)
+static const char * impls[] = {
+#ifdef HAVE_CUDA
+    "cuda",
+#endif
+    "plain"
+};
+
+CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN_WITH_IMPLS(softcascade, impls, perf::printCudaInfo())
diff --git a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp
index cff6f8dc6b..abc17e9942 100644
--- a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp
+++ b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/gpu_perf.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ namespace perf
     CV_EXPORTS void printCudaInfo();
 
     CV_EXPORTS void sortKeyPoints(std::vector<cv::KeyPoint>& keypoints, cv::InputOutputArray _descriptors = cv::noArray());
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CUDA
+    #define CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(modulename) \
+        int main(int argc, char **argv)\
+        {\
+            const char * impls[] = { "cuda", "plain" };\
+            CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN_INTERNALS(modulename, impls, perf::printCudaInfo())\
+        }
+#else
+    #define CV_PERF_TEST_CUDA_MAIN(modulename) \
+        int main(int argc, char **argv)\
+        {\
+            const char * plain_only[] = { "plain" };\
+            CV_PERF_TEST_MAIN_INTERNALS(modulename, plain_only)\
+        }
+#endif
 }
 
 #endif // __OPENCV_GPU_PERF_UTILITY_HPP__