diff --git a/modules/core/src/matrix_wrap.cpp b/modules/core/src/matrix_wrap.cpp
index 238fc642fd..b72fdbe784 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/matrix_wrap.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/matrix_wrap.cpp
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ void _OutputArray::create(int d, const int* sizes, int mtype, int i,
 
         if(fixedType())
         {
-            if(CV_MAT_CN(mtype) == m.channels() && ((1 << CV_MAT_TYPE(flags)) & fixedDepthMask) != 0 )
+            if(CV_MAT_CN(mtype) == m.channels() && ((1 << CV_MAT_DEPTH(flags)) & fixedDepthMask) != 0 )
                 mtype = m.type();
             else
                 CV_CheckTypeEQ(m.type(), CV_MAT_TYPE(mtype), "Can't reallocate Mat with locked type (probably due to misused 'const' modifier)");