diff --git a/modules/ocl/src/gemm.cpp b/modules/ocl/src/gemm.cpp
index a9533b5d8..7e31cdbf4 100644
--- a/modules/ocl/src/gemm.cpp
+++ b/modules/ocl/src/gemm.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void cv::ocl::clBlasSetup()
 
 void cv::ocl::clBlasTeardown()
 {
-    CV_Error(CV_StsNotImplemented, "OpenCL BLAS is not implemented");
+    //intentionally do nothing
 }
 
 #else