--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -801,6 +801,9 @@ include(cmake/OpenCVFindLibsPerf.cmake)
 include(cmake/OpenCVFindLAPACK.cmake)
 include(cmake/OpenCVFindProtobuf.cmake)
 include(cmake/OpenCVDetectFlatbuffers.cmake)
+if(WITH_OPENEXR)
+  include(cmake/OpenCVFindOpenEXR.cmake)
+endif()
 if(WITH_TIMVX)
   include(cmake/OpenCVFindTIMVX.cmake)
 endif()