diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/ocl4dnn/src/math_functions.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/ocl4dnn/src/math_functions.cpp
index e26a3c3f06..855a21e08f 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/ocl4dnn/src/math_functions.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/ocl4dnn/src/math_functions.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ ocl::Image2D ocl4dnnGEMMCopyBufferToImage(UMat buffer, int offset,
             global_copy[0] = padded_width;
             global_copy[1] = padded_height;
 
-            oclk_gemm_copy
+            bool res = oclk_gemm_copy
                 .args(
                     ocl::KernelArg::PtrReadOnly(buffer),
                     image, offset,
                     width, height,
                     ld)
                 .run(2, global_copy, NULL, false);
-            oclk_gemm_copy.run(2, global_copy, NULL, false);
+            CV_Assert(res);
         }
     }