diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ios_abstract_camera.mm b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ios_abstract_camera.mm
index a77e200a82..b40b3648de 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ios_abstract_camera.mm
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ios_abstract_camera.mm
@@ -278,8 +278,20 @@
 {
     self.captureVideoPreviewLayer = [[AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer alloc] initWithSession:self.captureSession];
 
-    if ([self.captureVideoPreviewLayer isOrientationSupported]) {
-        [self.captureVideoPreviewLayer setOrientation:self.defaultAVCaptureVideoOrientation];
+    if ([self.captureVideoPreviewLayer respondsToSelector:@selector(connection)])
+    {
+        if ([self.captureVideoPreviewLayer.connection isVideoOrientationSupported])
+        {
+            [self.captureVideoPreviewLayer.connection setVideoOrientation:self.defaultAVCaptureVideoOrientation];
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Deprecated in 6.0; here for backward compatibility
+        if ([self.captureVideoPreviewLayer isOrientationSupported])
+        {
+            [self.captureVideoPreviewLayer setOrientation:self.defaultAVCaptureVideoOrientation];
+        }
     }
 
     if (parentView != nil) {
@@ -290,9 +302,6 @@
     NSLog(@"[Camera] created AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer");
 }
 
-
-
-
 - (void)setDesiredCameraPosition:(AVCaptureDevicePosition)desiredPosition;
 {
     for (AVCaptureDevice *device in [AVCaptureDevice devicesWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo]) {