diff --git a/modules/softcascade/src/cuda/channels.cu b/modules/softcascade/src/cuda/channels.cu
index 62f347da86..782e243b5d 100644
--- a/modules/softcascade/src/cuda/channels.cu
+++ b/modules/softcascade/src/cuda/channels.cu
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ __host__ __device__ __forceinline__ int divUp(int total, int grain)
 
 namespace cv { namespace softcascade { namespace device
 {
+    typedef unsigned int uint;
+    typedef unsigned short ushort;
+
     // Utility function to extract unsigned chars from an unsigned integer
     __device__ uchar4 int_to_uchar4(unsigned int in)
     {
diff --git a/modules/softcascade/src/cuda_invoker.hpp b/modules/softcascade/src/cuda_invoker.hpp
index dfce0ba097..9bdd45b883 100644
--- a/modules/softcascade/src/cuda_invoker.hpp
+++ b/modules/softcascade/src/cuda_invoker.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 namespace cv { namespace softcascade { namespace device {
 
 typedef unsigned char uchar;
+typedef unsigned int uint;
+typedef unsigned short ushort;
 
 struct Octave
 {