diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.cuda.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.cuda.hpp
index cda6cbc4ae..b9955018bb 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.cuda.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/private.cuda.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@
 #  include "opencv2/core/cuda_stream_accessor.hpp"
 #  include "opencv2/core/cuda/common.hpp"
 
+# ifndef NPP_VERSION
 #  define NPP_VERSION (NPP_VERSION_MAJOR * 1000 + NPP_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + NPP_VERSION_BUILD)
+# endif
 
 #  define CUDART_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION 6050