diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
index 0e2c66b1f1..caa4a9e4c7 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/cvdef.h
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ __CV_ENUM_FLAGS_BITWISE_XOR_EQ   (EnumType, EnumType)
 #  endif
 #endif
 #ifndef CV_CONSTEXPR
-#  define CV_CONSTEXPR const
+#  define CV_CONSTEXPR
 #endif
 
 // Integer types portatibility