diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
index d60343a720..14a63f3671 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
@@ -4819,7 +4819,7 @@ LineIterator it2 = it;
 vector<Vec3b> buf(it.count);
 
 for(int i = 0; i < it.count; i++, ++it)
-    buf[i] = *(const Vec3b)*it;
+    buf[i] = *(const Vec3b*)*it;
 
 // alternative way of iterating through the line
 for(int i = 0; i < it2.count; i++, ++it2)