diff --git a/modules/core/doc/operations_on_arrays.rst b/modules/core/doc/operations_on_arrays.rst
index 8c01a1010b..be91944e72 100644
--- a/modules/core/doc/operations_on_arrays.rst
+++ b/modules/core/doc/operations_on_arrays.rst
@@ -1252,11 +1252,12 @@ gemm
 ----
 Performs generalized matrix multiplication.
 
-.. ocv:function:: void gemm( InputArray src1, InputArray src2, double alpha, InputArray src3, double gamma, OutputArray dst, int flags=0 )
+.. ocv:function:: void gemm( InputArray src1, InputArray src2, double alpha, InputArray src3, double beta, OutputArray dst, int flags=0 )
 
-.. ocv:pyfunction:: cv2.gemm(src1, src2, alpha, src3, gamma[, dst[, flags]]) -> dst
+.. ocv:pyfunction:: cv2.gemm(src1, src2, alpha, src3, beta[, dst[, flags]]) -> dst
 
 .. ocv:cfunction:: void cvGEMM( const CvArr* src1, const CvArr* src2, double alpha, const CvArr* src3, double beta, CvArr* dst, int tABC=0)
+
 .. ocv:pyoldfunction:: cv.GEMM(src1, src2, alpha, src3, beta, dst, tABC=0)-> None
 
     :param src1: first multiplied input matrix that should have ``CV_32FC1``, ``CV_64FC1``, ``CV_32FC2``, or ``CV_64FC2`` type.
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
index 2ecb70c713..5667e9e50f 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/core.hpp
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ CV_EXPORTS_W void patchNaNs(InputOutputArray a, double val=0);
 
 //! implements generalized matrix product algorithm GEMM from BLAS
 CV_EXPORTS_W void gemm(InputArray src1, InputArray src2, double alpha,
-                       InputArray src3, double gamma, OutputArray dst, int flags=0);
+                       InputArray src3, double beta, OutputArray dst, int flags=0);
 //! multiplies matrix by its transposition from the left or from the right
 CV_EXPORTS_W void mulTransposed( InputArray src, OutputArray dst, bool aTa,
                                  InputArray delta=noArray(),