diff --git a/modules/imgproc/doc/feature_detection.rst b/modules/imgproc/doc/feature_detection.rst
index 8218ef24b1..4f922f2a7c 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/doc/feature_detection.rst
+++ b/modules/imgproc/doc/feature_detection.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canny_edge_detector
 
    * An example on using the canny edge detector can be found at opencv_source_code/samples/cpp/edge.cpp
 
-   * (Python) An example on using the canny edge detector can be found at opencv_source_code/samples/cpp/edge.py
+   * (Python) An example on using the canny edge detector can be found at opencv_source_code/samples/python/edge.py
 
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