diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
index b41cf94be5..c9e29a4aeb 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void MatchingMethod( int, void* )
   int result_cols =  img.cols - templ.cols + 1;
   int result_rows = img.rows - templ.rows + 1;
 
-  result.create( result_cols, result_rows, CV_32FC1 );
+  result.create( result_rows, result_cols, CV_32FC1 );
 
   /// Do the Matching and Normalize
   matchTemplate( img, templ, result, match_method );