diff --git a/modules/dnn/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
index 9549439fd4..e306dde188 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ ocv_add_dispatched_file_force_all("layers/layers_common" AVX AVX2 AVX512_SKX)
 
 ocv_add_module(dnn opencv_core opencv_imgproc WRAP python matlab java js)
 
-ocv_option(OPENCV_DNN_OPENCL "Build with OpenCL support" HAVE_OPENCL)
+ocv_option(OPENCV_DNN_OPENCL "Build with OpenCL support" HAVE_OPENCL AND NOT APPLE)
+
 if(OPENCV_DNN_OPENCL AND HAVE_OPENCL)
   add_definitions(-DCV_OCL4DNN=1)
 else()