diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e75f65ef2..3fc716eeac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,8 +88,37 @@ list(GET OPENCV_VERSION_PARTS 2 OPENCV_VERSION_PATCH)
 set(OPENCV_SOVERSION "${OPENCV_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENCV_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 if(WIN32)
+    set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "")
     # Postfix of DLLs:
-    set(OPENCV_DLLVERSION "${OPENCV_VERSION_MAJOR}${OPENCV_VERSION_MINOR}${OPENCV_VERSION_PATCH}")
+    if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "(MinGW)|(MSYS)")
+        set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}_mingw")
+    endif()
+
+    if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual*")
+        set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}_vs")
+
+        if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio 8 2005*")
+            set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}2005")
+        endif()
+        if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio 9 2008*")
+            set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}2008")
+        endif()
+        if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio 10 2010*")
+            set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}2010")
+        endif()                                     
+    endif()
+
+    if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Visual Studio*64")
+        set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}_x64")
+    else()
+        set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}_x86")
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+        set(OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX "${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}l")
+    endif()
+
+    set(OPENCV_DLLVERSION "${OPENCV_VERSION_MAJOR}${OPENCV_VERSION_MINOR}${OPENCV_VERSION_PATCH}${OPENCV_DLL_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
     set(OPENCV_DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
 else()
     # Postfix of so's: