diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/seam_finders.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/seam_finders.hpp
index b1eb18b910..24b7db6b5e 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/seam_finders.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/seam_finders.hpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ private:
 class CV_EXPORTS GraphCutSeamFinderBase
 {
 public:
-    enum { COST_COLOR, COST_COLOR_GRAD };
+    enum CostType { COST_COLOR, COST_COLOR_GRAD };
 };