diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
index 505652faa..dbaa9fcd8 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 
-#include "cxcore.h"
+#include "opencv2/core/core_c.h"
+#include "opencv2/core/core.hpp"
 
 namespace cv
 {