diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index c117043de3..99d7188661 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ file(GLOB highgui_ext_hdrs
 list(REMOVE_ITEM highgui_ext_hdrs "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/include/opencv2/${name}/highgui_winrt.hpp")
 
 if(HAVE_QT5)
-  set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+  # "Automoc" doesn't work properly with opencv_world build, use QT5_WRAP_CPP() directly
+  #set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+
   set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
   QT5_ADD_RESOURCES(_RCC_OUTFILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/window_QT.qrc)