diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
index daddcf7b84..2f109cda6b 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 //
 //M*/
 
-#include <opencv2/core.hpp>
+#include "../precomp.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>