diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
index 635383183..81ebde4c5 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <new>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
 #endif // SKIP_INCLUDES
 
 /*! \namespace cv