diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
index c5a81b2422..dc92a049e1 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVModule.cmake
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ macro(ocv_add_module _name)
     project(${the_module})
     add_definitions(
         -D_USE_MATH_DEFINES  # M_PI constant in MSVS
-        -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS  # to use C libraries from C++ code (ffmpeg)
+        -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS  # to use C libraries from C++ code (ffmpeg)
     )
   endif(OPENCV_INITIAL_PASS)
 endmacro()