diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc93888c93..de41a85379 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ set(BUILD_LIST "" CACHE STRING "Build only listed modules (comma-separated, e.g.
 OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_ENABLE_NONFREE "Enable non-free algorithms" OFF)
 
 # 3rd party libs
-OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_FORCE_3RDPARTY_BUILD   "Force using 3rdparty code from source" OFF)
+OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_FORCE_3RDPARTY_BUILD   "Force using 3rdparty code from source" ON)
 OCV_OPTION(BUILD_ZLIB               "Build zlib from source"             (WIN32 OR APPLE OR OPENCV_FORCE_3RDPARTY_BUILD) )
 OCV_OPTION(BUILD_TIFF               "Build libtiff from source"          (WIN32 OR ANDROID OR APPLE OR OPENCV_FORCE_3RDPARTY_BUILD) )
 OCV_OPTION(BUILD_OPENJPEG           "Build OpenJPEG from source"         (WIN32 OR ANDROID OR APPLE OR OPENCV_FORCE_3RDPARTY_BUILD) )