diff --git a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
index 278ee8a806..3d1c08792b 100644
--- a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@ add_custom_target(${api_target} DEPENDS ${java_files} ${documented_java_files} $
 add_library(${the_module} SHARED ${handwrittren_h_sources} ${handwrittren_cpp_sources} ${generated_cpp_sources})
 if(BUILD_FAT_JAVA_LIB)
   set(__deps ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS} ${OPENCV_MODULES_BUILD})
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM __deps ${the_module})
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM __deps ${the_module} opencv_ts)
   ocv_list_unique(__deps)
   set(__extradeps ${__deps})
   ocv_list_filterout(__extradeps "^opencv_")
   if(__extradeps)
     list(REMOVE_ITEM __deps ${__extradeps})
   endif()
-
   target_link_libraries(${the_module} -Wl,-whole-archive ${__deps} -Wl,-no-whole-archive ${__extradeps} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
 else()
   target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})