diff --git a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_softcascade.cpp b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_softcascade.cpp
index ae816bcf51..b4091d09b0 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/perf/perf_softcascade.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/perf/perf_softcascade.cpp
@@ -284,9 +284,11 @@ RUN_GPU(SCascadeTest, detectStream)
         cascade.detect(colored, trois, objectBoxes, s);
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CUDA
     cudaDeviceSynchronize();
+#endif
 
     SANITY_CHECK(sortDetections(objectBoxes));
 }
 
-NO_CPU(SCascadeTest, detectStream)
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+NO_CPU(SCascadeTest, detectStream)