diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
index 45c25900c3..8a3167a032 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.hpp
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ SparseMatConstIterator_<_Tp>::operator ++()
 template<typename _Tp> inline SparseMatConstIterator_<_Tp>
 SparseMatConstIterator_<_Tp>::operator ++(int)
 {
-    SparseMatConstIterator it = *this;
+    SparseMatConstIterator_<_Tp> it = *this;
     SparseMatConstIterator::operator ++();
     return it;
 }
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ SparseMatIterator_<_Tp>::operator ++()
 template<typename _Tp> inline SparseMatIterator_<_Tp>
 SparseMatIterator_<_Tp>::operator ++(int)
 {
-    SparseMatIterator it = *this;
+    SparseMatIterator_<_Tp> it = *this;
     SparseMatConstIterator::operator ++();
     return it;
 }