diff --git a/hal/ipp/CMakeLists.txt b/hal/ipp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1aa8e6abd0..5ff630c8c0 100644
--- a/hal/ipp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hal/ipp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ add_library(ipphal STATIC
 #TODO: HAVE_IPP_ICV and HAVE_IPP_IW added as private macro till OpenCV itself is
 #      source of IPP and public definitions lead to redefinition warning
 #      The macro should be redefined as PUBLIC when IPP part is removed from core
-#      to make HAL the source of IPP integration
+#      to make HAL the source of IPP integration. The same is true for WITH_IPP_CALLS_ENFORCED
 if(HAVE_IPP_ICV)
   target_compile_definitions(ipphal PRIVATE HAVE_IPP_ICV)
 endif()
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ if(HAVE_IPP_IW)
   target_compile_definitions(ipphal PRIVATE HAVE_IPP_IW)
 endif()
 
+if(WITH_IPP_CALLS_ENFORCED)
+  target_compile_definitions(ipphal PRIVATE IPP_CALLS_ENFORCED)
+  message("WITH_IPP_CALLS_ENFORCED=${WITH_IPP_CALLS_ENFORCED}: enforced IPP calls are enabled in IPP HAL")
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(ipphal PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
 ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -Wno-suggest-override)