diff --git a/doc/py_tutorials/py_gui/py_video_display/py_video_display.markdown b/doc/py_tutorials/py_gui/py_video_display/py_video_display.markdown
index b82e9f5828..7b532ac9a3 100644
--- a/doc/py_tutorials/py_gui/py_video_display/py_video_display.markdown
+++ b/doc/py_tutorials/py_gui/py_video_display/py_video_display.markdown
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ platform dependent. Following codecs works fine for me.
 -   In OSX : *(I don't have access to OSX. Can some one fill this?)*
 
 FourCC code is passed as cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc('M','J','P','G') or
-cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(\*'MJPG) for MJPG.
+cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(\*'MJPG') for MJPG.
 
 Below code capture from a Camera, flip every frame in vertical direction and saves it.
 @code{.py}