diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/HighGUI/GDAL_IO/gdal-image.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/HighGUI/GDAL_IO/gdal-image.cpp
index deb377028..48ef25440 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/HighGUI/GDAL_IO/gdal-image.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/HighGUI/GDAL_IO/gdal-image.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ cv::Vec<DATATYPE,N> lerp( cv::Vec<DATATYPE,N> const& minColor,
 
     cv::Vec<DATATYPE,N> output;
     for( int i=0; i<N; i++ ){
-        output[i] = ((1-t)*minColor[i]) + (t * maxColor[i]);
+        output[i] = (uchar)(((1-t)*minColor[i]) + (t * maxColor[i]));
     }
     return output;
 }