diff --git a/modules/core/src/matop.cpp b/modules/core/src/matop.cpp
index b512485d16..30933e08a9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/matop.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/matop.cpp
@@ -1583,12 +1583,12 @@ void MatOp_Initializer::multiply(const MatExpr& e, double s, MatExpr& res) const
 
 inline void MatOp_Initializer::makeExpr(MatExpr& res, int method, Size sz, int type, double alpha)
 {
-    res = MatExpr(getGlobalMatOpInitializer(), method, Mat(sz, type, (void*)0), Mat(), Mat(), alpha, 0);
+    res = MatExpr(getGlobalMatOpInitializer(), method, Mat(sz, type, (void*)0xEEEEEEEE), Mat(), Mat(), alpha, 0);
 }
 
 inline void MatOp_Initializer::makeExpr(MatExpr& res, int method, int ndims, const int* sizes, int type, double alpha)
 {
-    res = MatExpr(getGlobalMatOpInitializer(), method, Mat(ndims, sizes, type, (void*)0), Mat(), Mat(), alpha, 0);
+    res = MatExpr(getGlobalMatOpInitializer(), method, Mat(ndims, sizes, type, (void*)0xEEEEEEEE), Mat(), Mat(), alpha, 0);
 }
 
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