diff --git a/CMakeExternals/OpenCV.cmake b/CMakeExternals/OpenCV.cmake
index b26c86a806..2a1e7ceb87 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/OpenCV.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/OpenCV.cmake
@@ -1,84 +1,85 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # OpenCV
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(MITK_USE_OpenCV)
 
   # Sanity checks
   if(DEFINED OpenCV_DIR AND NOT EXISTS ${OpenCV_DIR})
     message(FATAL_ERROR "OpenCV_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
   endif()
 
   set(proj OpenCV)
   set(proj_DEPENDENCIES)
   set(OpenCV_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
   if(NOT DEFINED OpenCV_DIR)
 
     set(additional_cmake_args
       -DBUILD_opencv_java:BOOL=OFF
       -DBUILD_opencv_ts:BOOL=OFF
       -DBUILD_PERF_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
       -DBUILD_opencv_python:BOOL=OFF
       -DBUILD_opencv_python3:BOOL=OFF
       -DBUILD_opencv_python_bindings_generator:BOOL=OFF
       #-DBUILD_NEW_PYTHON_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF
       )
 
     if(MITK_USE_Qt5)
       list(APPEND additional_cmake_args
         -DWITH_QT:BOOL=OFF
         -DWITH_QT_OPENGL:BOOL=OFF
         -DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}
         )
     endif()
 
     if(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS)
       list(APPEND additional_cmake_args
         "-DCMAKE_PROJECT_${proj}_INCLUDE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CTestUseLaunchers.cmake"
         )
     endif()
 
     mitk_query_custom_ep_vars()
 
     set(opencv_url ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/opencv-3.4.8.tar.gz)
     set(opencv_url_md5 5aa8240c28c00a7dacdf51698e0ced77)
 
     ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
       LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
       URL ${opencv_url}
       URL_MD5 ${opencv_url_md5}
       CMAKE_GENERATOR ${gen}
       CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${gen_platform}
       CMAKE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_args}
         -DBUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_DOCS:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_DOXYGEN_DOCS:BOOL=OFF
         -DWITH_CUDA:BOOL=OFF
         -DWITH_VTK:BOOL=OFF
         -DENABLE_CXX11:BOOL=ON
         -DWITH_IPP:BOOL=OFF
         -DBUILD_IPP_IW:BOOL=OFF
+        -DENABLE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS:BOOL=OFF
         ${additional_cmake_args}
         ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_ARGS}
       CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_args}
         ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS}
       CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
         ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
         ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS}
       DEPENDS ${proj_DEPENDENCIES}
       )
 
     set(OpenCV_DIR ${ep_prefix})
     mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
   else()
 
     mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
 
   endif()
 
 endif()