diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/histograms/template_matching/template_matching.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/histograms/template_matching/template_matching.markdown
index 4567775ba6..e9fa19ab59 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/histograms/template_matching/template_matching.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/histograms/template_matching/template_matching.markdown
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ that should be used to find the match.
 -   We need two primary components:
 
     -#  **Source image (I):** The image in which we expect to find a match to the template image
-    -#  **Template image (T):** The patch image which will be compared to the template image
+    -#  **Template image (T):** The patch image which will be compared to the source image
 
     our goal is to detect the highest matching area:
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ that should be used to find the match.
 - If masking is needed for the match, three components are required:
 
     -#  **Source image (I):** The image in which we expect to find a match to the template image
-    -#  **Template image (T):** The patch image which will be compared to the template image
+    -#  **Template image (T):** The patch image which will be compared to the source image
     -#  **Mask image (M):** The mask, a grayscale image that masks the template