diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
index b3b7110cbc..aa746e8807 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ Mat_<_Tp>::Mat_(Mat_&& m)
 template<typename _Tp> inline
 Mat_<_Tp>& Mat_<_Tp>::operator = (Mat_&& m)
 {
-    Mat::operator = (m);
+    Mat::operator = (std::move(m));
     return *this;
 }