diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b5945cfa7..5aad691ebf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -514,7 +514,9 @@ if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles|Ninja" AND "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL
 endif()
 
 # --- Python Support ---
-include(cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake)
+if(NOT IOS)
+  include(cmake/OpenCVDetectPython.cmake)
+endif()
 
 include(cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake)