diff --git a/modules/stitching/src/stitcher.cpp b/modules/stitching/src/stitcher.cpp
index 83ea60954..be2c2b7fd 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/src/stitcher.cpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/src/stitcher.cpp
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void Stitcher::estimateCameraParams()
     {
         vector<Mat> rmats;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < cameras_.size(); ++i)
-            rmats.push_back(cameras_[i].R);
+            rmats.push_back(cameras_[i].R.clone());
         detail::waveCorrect(rmats, wave_correct_kind_);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < cameras_.size(); ++i)
             cameras_[i].R = rmats[i];
diff --git a/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp b/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
index 4162addb3..60b73b35c 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/stitching_detailed.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     {
         vector<Mat> rmats;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < cameras.size(); ++i)
-            rmats.push_back(cameras[i].R);
+            rmats.push_back(cameras[i].R.clone());
         waveCorrect(rmats, wave_correct);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < cameras.size(); ++i)
             cameras[i].R = rmats[i];