diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
index 22c33806d1..e52bea0a31 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ if(CV_GCC OR CV_CLANG)
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Wundef)
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Winit-self)
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Wpointer-arith)
-  add_extra_compiler_option(-Wshadow)
+  if(NOT (CV_GCC AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "5.0"))
+    add_extra_compiler_option(-Wshadow)  # old GCC emits warnings for variables + methods combination
+  endif()
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Wsign-promo)
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Wuninitialized)
   add_extra_compiler_option(-Winit-self)