diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
index ef8d76428e..b0ec2916b2 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ if(MSVC)
   endif()
 
   if(ENABLE_LTO)
-    set(OPENCV_EXTRA_FLAGS "${OPENCV_EXTRA_FLAGS} /GL")
-    set(OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} /LTCG")
+    set(OPENCV_EXTRA_FLAGS_RELEASE "${OPENCV_EXTRA_FLAGS_RELEASE} /GL")
+    set(OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${OPENCV_EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /LTCG")
   endif()
 
 endif()