diff --git a/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp b/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
index e08bfb399b..e279bc1417 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/test/test_bgfg.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ GPU_TEST_P(FGDStatModel, Update)
     cap >> frame;
     ASSERT_FALSE(frame.empty());
 
-    IplImage ipl_frame = frame;
+    cv::Mat frameSmall;
+    cv::resize(frame, frameSmall, cv::Size(), 0.5, 0.5);
+
+    IplImage ipl_frame = frameSmall;
     cv::Ptr<CvBGStatModel> model(cvCreateFGDStatModel(&ipl_frame));
 
-    cv::gpu::GpuMat d_frame(frame);
+    cv::gpu::GpuMat d_frame(frameSmall);
     cv::gpu::FGDStatModel d_model(out_cn);
     d_model.create(d_frame);
 
@@ -109,18 +112,17 @@ GPU_TEST_P(FGDStatModel, Update)
     cv::Mat h_foreground;
     cv::Mat h_background3;
 
-    cv::Mat backgroundDiff;
-    cv::Mat foregroundDiff;
-
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
     {
         cap >> frame;
         ASSERT_FALSE(frame.empty());
 
-        ipl_frame = frame;
+        cv::resize(frame, frameSmall, cv::Size(), 0.5, 0.5);
+
+        ipl_frame = frameSmall;
         int gold_count = cvUpdateBGStatModel(&ipl_frame, model);
 
-        d_frame.upload(frame);
+        d_frame.upload(frameSmall);
 
         int count = d_model.update(d_frame);