diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
index d31d1248bf..84b95a4300 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "2.8.3")
+  message(STATUS WITH_CUDA flag requires CMake 2.8.3. CUDA support is disabled.)
+  return()  
+endif()
+  
 find_package(CUDA 4.1)
 
 if(CUDA_FOUND)