diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/matchers.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/matchers.cpp
index 825ce2da55..506f3d1a96 100755
--- a/modules/features2d/src/matchers.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/matchers.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ void FernDescriptorMatcher::knnMatchImpl( const Mat& queryImage, vector<KeyPoint
 
             if( bestMatch.trainIdx == -1 )
                 break;
-            signature[best_ci] = -std:numeric_limits<float>::max();
+            signature[best_ci] = -std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
             matches[queryIdx].push_back( bestMatch );
         }
     }