diff --git a/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake b/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
index 2b79806fa8..55079a3c96 100644
--- a/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
+++ b/cmake/android/android_gradle_projects.cmake
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ if (gradle.opencv_source == 'sdk_path') {
 ")
 
 ocv_check_environment_variables(OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS)
+ocv_update(OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS "-i")
+separate_arguments(OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS UNIX_COMMAND "${OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS}")
 
 macro(add_android_project target path)
   get_filename_component(__dir "${path}" NAME)
@@ -175,7 +177,6 @@ include ':${__dir}'
   if (BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
     # build apk
     set(APK_FILE "${ANDROID_BUILD_BASE_DIR}/${__dir}/build/outputs/apk/release/${__dir}-${ANDROID_ABI}-release-unsigned.apk")
-    ocv_update(OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS "-i")
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT "${APK_FILE}" "${OPENCV_DEPHELPER}/android_sample_${__dir}"
         COMMAND ./gradlew ${OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS} "${__dir}:assemble"
diff --git a/modules/java/android_sdk/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/android_sdk/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bcc89ae29..b5fbc3d93d 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_sdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/android_sdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ set(depends ${the_module}_android_source_copy "${OPENCV_DEPHELPER}/${the_module}
 
 # build jar
 set(AAR_FILE "${OPENCV_JAVA_DIR}/build/outputs/aar/opencv-release.aar")
-ocv_update(OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS "-i")
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT "${AAR_FILE}" "${OPENCV_DEPHELPER}/${the_module}_android"
     COMMAND ./gradlew ${OPENCV_GRADLE_VERBOSE_OPTIONS} "opencv:assemble"