diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 460f123e96..b13e045055 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -495,17 +495,17 @@ if(ALICEVISION_BUILD_SFM)
     endif()
   endif()
 
-  if(NOT ALICEVISION_USE_OPENCV_CONTRIB STREQUAL "OFF")
-    find_package(OpenCV COMPONENTS mcc)
-    if(OpenCV_FOUND)
-      set(ALICEVISION_HAVE_OPENCV_CONTRIB 1)
-      message(STATUS "OpenCV contrib found.")
-    elseif(ALICEVISION_USE_OPENCV_CONTRIB STREQUAL "ON")
-      message(SEND_ERROR "Failed to find OpenCV.")
+  if(ALICEVISION_HAVE_OPENCV)
+    if(NOT ALICEVISION_USE_OPENCV_CONTRIB STREQUAL "OFF")
+      find_package(OpenCV COMPONENTS mcc)
+      if(OpenCV_FOUND)
+        set(ALICEVISION_HAVE_OPENCV_CONTRIB 1)
+        message(STATUS "OpenCV contrib found.")
+      elseif(ALICEVISION_USE_OPENCV_CONTRIB STREQUAL "ON")
+        message(SEND_ERROR "Failed to find OpenCV.")
+      endif()
     endif()
-  endif()
 
-  if(ALICEVISION_HAVE_OPENCV)
     include_directories(${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     # add a definition that allows the conditional compiling
     if(ALICEVISION_USE_OCVSIFT)