diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
index b8f943453a..ea7b4dcbaa 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/types.hpp
@@ -1342,30 +1342,32 @@ Size_<_Tp> operator / (Size_<_Tp> a, _Tp b)
 }
 
 template<typename _Tp> static inline
-Size_<_Tp> operator + (const Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
+Size_<_Tp>& operator += (Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 {
-    return Size_<_Tp>(a.width + b.width, a.height + b.height);
+    a.width += b.width;
+    a.height += b.height;
+    return a;
 }
 
 template<typename _Tp> static inline
-Size_<_Tp> operator - (const Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
+Size_<_Tp> operator + (Size_<_Tp> a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 {
-    return Size_<_Tp>(a.width - b.width, a.height - b.height);
+    a += b;
+    return a;
 }
 
 template<typename _Tp> static inline
-Size_<_Tp>& operator += (Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
+Size_<_Tp>& operator -= (Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 {
-    a.width += b.width;
-    a.height += b.height;
+    a.width -= b.width;
+    a.height -= b.height;
     return a;
 }
 
 template<typename _Tp> static inline
-Size_<_Tp>& operator -= (Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
+Size_<_Tp> operator - (Size_<_Tp> a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 {
-    a.width -= b.width;
-    a.height -= b.height;
+    a -= b;
     return a;
 }
 
@@ -1378,7 +1380,7 @@ bool operator == (const Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 template<typename _Tp> static inline
 bool operator != (const Size_<_Tp>& a, const Size_<_Tp>& b)
 {
-    return a.width != b.width || a.height != b.height;
+    return !(a == b);
 }