diff --git a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index 6710df320..f188dc354 100644
--- a/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 set(the_description "FreeType module. It enables to draw strings with outlines and mono-bitmaps/gray-bitmaps.")
+if(APPLE_FRAMEWORK)
+  ocv_module_disable(freetype)
+endif()
 
 if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
   pkg_search_module(FREETYPE freetype2)