diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
index cd76027c2..f85b38ea5 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
     UMat getUMat(int idx=-1) const;
     void getMatVector(std::vector<Mat>& mv) const;
     void getUMatVector(std::vector<UMat>& umv) const;
-    void getGpuMatVector(std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>** gpumv) const;
+    void getGpuMatVector(std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>& gpumv) const;
     cuda::GpuMat getGpuMat() const;
     ogl::Buffer getOGlBuffer() const;
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/matrix.cpp b/modules/core/src/matrix.cpp
index 958ee616b..717b7ea4f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/matrix.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/matrix.cpp
@@ -1429,12 +1429,12 @@ cuda::GpuMat _InputArray::getGpuMat() const
     CV_Error(cv::Error::StsNotImplemented, "getGpuMat is available only for cuda::GpuMat and cuda::HostMem");
     return cuda::GpuMat();
 }
-void _InputArray::getGpuMatVector(std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>** gpumv) const
+void _InputArray::getGpuMatVector(std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>& gpumv) const
 {
     int k = kind();
     if (k == STD_VECTOR_CUDA_GPU_MAT)
     {
-        *gpumv = (std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>*)obj;
+        gpumv = *(std::vector<cuda::GpuMat>*)obj;
     }
 }
 ogl::Buffer _InputArray::getOGlBuffer() const