diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e3acb35995..9269469869 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ else()
   cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12.2)
 endif()
 
-if(POLICY CMP0022)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0022 OLD)
-endif()
-
 if(POLICY CMP0026)
   # silence cmake 3.0+ warnings about reading LOCATION attribute
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0026 OLD)
diff --git a/cmake/FindCUDA.cmake b/cmake/FindCUDA.cmake
index 34a7e9446d..963fcdec81 100644
--- a/cmake/FindCUDA.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCUDA.cmake
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ macro(CUDA_ADD_LIBRARY cuda_target)
   # variable will have been defined.
   CUDA_LINK_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION_OBJECTS("${link_file}" ${cuda_target} "${_options}" "${${cuda_target}_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION_OBJECTS}")
 
-  target_link_libraries(${cuda_target}
+  target_link_libraries(${cuda_target} LINK_PRIVATE
     ${CUDA_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ macro(CUDA_ADD_EXECUTABLE cuda_target)
   # variable will have been defined.
   CUDA_LINK_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION_OBJECTS("${link_file}" ${cuda_target} "${_options}" "${${cuda_target}_SEPARABLE_COMPILATION_OBJECTS}")
 
-  target_link_libraries(${cuda_target}
+  target_link_libraries(${cuda_target} LINK_PRIVATE
     ${CUDA_LIBRARIES}
     )
 
@@ -1672,9 +1672,9 @@ endmacro()
 ###############################################################################
 macro(CUDA_ADD_CUFFT_TO_TARGET target)
   if (CUDA_BUILD_EMULATION)
-    target_link_libraries(${target} ${CUDA_cufftemu_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PRIVATE ${CUDA_cufftemu_LIBRARY})
   else()
-    target_link_libraries(${target} ${CUDA_cufft_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PRIVATE ${CUDA_cufft_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
@@ -1685,9 +1685,9 @@ endmacro()
 ###############################################################################
 macro(CUDA_ADD_CUBLAS_TO_TARGET target)
   if (CUDA_BUILD_EMULATION)
-    target_link_libraries(${target} ${CUDA_cublasemu_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PRIVATE ${CUDA_cublasemu_LIBRARY})
   else()
-    target_link_libraries(${target} ${CUDA_cublas_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(${target} LINK_PRIVATE ${CUDA_cublas_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
index 4f26a78ece..7a7053b381 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ macro(add_android_project target path)
         endif()
 
         add_library(${JNI_LIB_NAME} SHARED ${android_proj_jni_files})
-        target_link_libraries(${JNI_LIB_NAME} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${android_proj_NATIVE_DEPS})
+        target_link_libraries(${JNI_LIB_NAME} LINK_PRIVATE ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${android_proj_NATIVE_DEPS})
 
         set_target_properties(${JNI_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
             OUTPUT_NAME "${JNI_LIB_NAME}"
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index dc92a049e1..6f9fb0bd27 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -578,12 +578,12 @@ macro(ocv_create_module)
     ${${the_module}_pch})
 
   if(NOT "${ARGN}" STREQUAL "SKIP_LINK")
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PUBLIC ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PUBLIC ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS})
     set(extra_deps ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS_EXT} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${IPP_LIBS} ${ARGN})
     ocv_extract_simple_libs(extra_deps _simple_deps _other_deps)
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ${_simple_deps}) # this list goes to "export"
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${extra_deps})
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${_simple_deps}) # this list goes to "export"
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${extra_deps})
   endif()
 
   add_dependencies(opencv_modules ${the_module})
diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 2946bf1430..dc6f777a0e 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ if(MSVC)
   set_target_properties(${the_module} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB:atlthunk.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:atlsd.lib /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt.lib /DEBUG")
 endif()
 
-#stop automatic dependencies propagation for this module
-set_target_properties(${the_module} PROPERTIES LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES "")
-
 ocv_add_precompiled_headers(${the_module})
 ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-clobbered)
 
diff --git a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
index f82bdcd32f..f336c94f90 100644
--- a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -314,18 +314,20 @@ if(BUILD_FAT_JAVA_LIB)
   endif()
   if(APPLE)
     foreach(_dep ${__deps})
-      target_link_libraries(${the_module} -Wl,-force_load "${_dep}")
+      target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE -Wl,-force_load "${_dep}")
     endforeach()
   else()
-    target_link_libraries(${the_module} -Wl,-whole-archive ${__deps} -Wl,-no-whole-archive)
+    target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE -Wl,-whole-archive ${__deps} -Wl,-no-whole-archive)
   endif()
-  target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${__extradeps} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${__extradeps} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
 else()
-  target_link_libraries(${the_module} ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
+  target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${OPENCV_MODULE_${the_module}_DEPS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  target_link_libraries(${the_module} jnigraphics) # for Mat <=> Bitmap converters
+  target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PUBLIC jnigraphics) # for Mat <=> Bitmap converters
+  target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PUBLIC log dl z)
+  target_link_libraries(${the_module} LINK_PRIVATE ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS})
 
   # force strip library after the build command
   # because samples and tests will make a copy of the library before install
@@ -343,7 +345,6 @@ set_target_properties(${the_module} PROPERTIES
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH}
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}
     INSTALL_NAME_DIR ${OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH}
-    LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES ""
     )
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/modules/viz/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/viz/CMakeLists.txt
index d839491c1b..f6ae507e92 100644
--- a/modules/viz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/viz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(the_description "Viz")
 ocv_define_module(viz opencv_core ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
 
 if(APPLE AND BUILD_opencv_viz)
-  target_link_libraries(opencv_viz "-framework Cocoa")
+  target_link_libraries(opencv_viz LINK_PRIVATE "-framework Cocoa")
 endif()
 
 if(TARGET opencv_test_viz)