diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/phasecorr.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/phasecorr.cpp
index da2aa5c8d1..07e87281ef 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/phasecorr.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/phasecorr.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ static void magSpectrums( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst)
             {
                 if( k == 1 )
                     dataSrc += cols - 1, dataDst += cols - 1;
-                dataDst[0] = dataSrc[0]*dataSrc[0];
+                dataDst[0] = (float)std::abs(dataSrc[0]);
                 if( rows % 2 == 0 )
-                    dataDst[(rows-1)*stepDst] = dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc]*dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc];
+                    dataDst[(rows-1)*stepDst] = (float)std::abs(dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc]);
 
                 for( j = 1; j <= rows - 2; j += 2 )
                 {
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ static void magSpectrums( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst)
         {
             if( is_1d && cn == 1 )
             {
-                dataDst[0] = dataSrc[0]*dataSrc[0];
+                dataDst[0] = (float)std::abs(dataSrc[0]);
                 if( cols % 2 == 0 )
-                    dataDst[j1] = dataSrc[j1]*dataSrc[j1];
+                    dataDst[j1] = (float)std::abs(dataSrc[j1]);
             }
 
             for( j = j0; j < j1; j += 2 )
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ static void magSpectrums( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst)
             {
                 if( k == 1 )
                     dataSrc += cols - 1, dataDst += cols - 1;
-                dataDst[0] = dataSrc[0]*dataSrc[0];
+                dataDst[0] = std::abs(dataSrc[0]);
                 if( rows % 2 == 0 )
-                    dataDst[(rows-1)*stepDst] = dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc]*dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc];
+                    dataDst[(rows-1)*stepDst] = std::abs(dataSrc[(rows-1)*stepSrc]);
 
                 for( j = 1; j <= rows - 2; j += 2 )
                 {
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ static void magSpectrums( InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst)
         {
             if( is_1d && cn == 1 )
             {
-                dataDst[0] = dataSrc[0]*dataSrc[0];
+                dataDst[0] = std::abs(dataSrc[0]);
                 if( cols % 2 == 0 )
-                    dataDst[j1] = dataSrc[j1]*dataSrc[j1];
+                    dataDst[j1] = std::abs(dataSrc[j1]);
             }
 
             for( j = j0; j < j1; j += 2 )