diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
index a161b6eb8b..6e56a2e34a 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@ if(CV_GCC OR CV_CLANG)
   endif()
 
   # We need pthread's
-  if(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID AND NOT (APPLE AND CV_CLANG)) # TODO
+  if((UNIX
+          AND NOT ANDROID
+          AND NOT (APPLE AND CV_CLANG)
+          AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN
+      )
+      OR (EMSCRIPTEN AND WITH_PTHREADS_PF)  # https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/20285
+  )
     add_extra_compiler_option(-pthread)
   endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectHalide.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectHalide.cmake
index 790f692056..4828c299ae 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectHalide.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectHalide.cmake
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ set(HALIDE_ROOT_DIR "${HALIDE_ROOT_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Halide root directory")
 if(NOT HAVE_HALIDE)
   find_package(Halide QUIET) # Try CMake-based config files
   if(Halide_FOUND)
-    set(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${Halide_INCLUDE_DIRS}" CACHE PATH "Halide include directories" FORCE)
-    set(HALIDE_LIBRARIES "${Halide_LIBRARIES}" CACHE PATH "Halide libraries" FORCE)
-    set(HAVE_HALIDE TRUE)
+    if(TARGET Halide::Halide)  # modern Halide scripts defines imported target
+      set(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+      set(HALIDE_LIBRARIES "Halide::Halide")
+      set(HAVE_HALIDE TRUE)
+    else()
+      # using HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS / Halide_LIBRARIES
+      set(HAVE_HALIDE TRUE)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -28,18 +33,15 @@ if(NOT HAVE_HALIDE AND HALIDE_ROOT_DIR)
   )
   if(HALIDE_LIBRARY AND HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIR)
     # TODO try_compile
-    set(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Halide include directories" FORCE)
-    set(HALIDE_LIBRARIES "${HALIDE_LIBRARY}" CACHE PATH "Halide libraries" FORCE)
+    set(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+    set(HALIDE_LIBRARIES "${HALIDE_LIBRARY}")
     set(HAVE_HALIDE TRUE)
   endif()
-  if(NOT HAVE_HALIDE)
-    ocv_clear_vars(HALIDE_LIBRARIES HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS CACHE)
-  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(HAVE_HALIDE)
-  include_directories(${HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  if(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+    include_directories(${HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  endif()
   list(APPEND OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS ${HALIDE_LIBRARIES})
-else()
-  ocv_clear_vars(HALIDE_INCLUDE_DIRS HALIDE_LIBRARIES)
 endif()