diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerDefenses.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerDefenses.cmake
index 822c4c1557..7d1ba0be39 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCompilerDefenses.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCompilerDefenses.cmake
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fPIE -pie")
 endif()
 
-set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
-set( CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
-set( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
+set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
+set( CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
+set( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${OPENCV_LINKER_DEFENSES_FLAGS_COMMON}" )
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   foreach(flags