diff --git a/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_moments.cpp b/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_moments.cpp
index 9b3c5428f3..f0b2221030 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_moments.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_moments.cpp
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@ PERF_TEST_P(MomentsFixture_val, Moments1,
 
     TEST_CYCLE() m = cv::moments(src, binaryImage);
 
+    int len = (int)sizeof(cv::Moments) / sizeof(double);
+    cv::Mat mat(1, len, CV_64F, (void*)&m);
+    //adding 1 to moments to avoid accidental tests fail on values close to 0
+    mat += 1;
+
+
     SANITY_CHECK_MOMENTS(m, 1e-4, ERROR_RELATIVE);
 }