diff --git a/package/opencv/opencv.mk b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
index a43de0c621..633c2bf68e 100644
--- a/package/opencv/opencv.mk
+++ b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ else
 OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_JPEG=OFF
 endif
 
+OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_OPENMP=$(if $(BR2_GCC_ENABLE_OPENMP),ON,OFF)
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_WITH_PNG),y)
 OPENCV_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_PNG=ON
 OPENCV_DEPENDENCIES += libpng