diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectApacheAnt.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectApacheAnt.cmake
index 09357085b2..8427751c17 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectApacheAnt.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectApacheAnt.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "$ENV{ANT_DIR}" ANT_DIR_ENV_PATH)
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "$ENV{ProgramFiles}" ProgramFiles_ENV_PATH)
 
-if(WIN32)
+if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
   set(ANT_NAME ant.bat)
 else()
   set(ANT_NAME ant)