diff --git a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
index 3ee57086a9..ad81c55eae 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
+++ b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public:
                 // Renormalize weights. In the special case that the pixel does
                 // not agree with any modes, set weights to zero (a new mode will be added below).
                 float invWeight = 0.f;
-                if (fabs(totalWeight) > 1e-12f) {
+                if (fabs(totalWeight) > DBL_EPSILON) {
                     invWeight = 1.f/totalWeight;
                 }
 
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void BackgroundSubtractorMOG2Impl::getBackgroundImage_intern(OutputArray backgro
                     break;
             }
             float invWeight = 0.f;
-            if (fabs(totalWeight) > 1e-12f) {
+            if (fabs(totalWeight) > DBL_EPSILON) {
                 invWeight = 1.f/totalWeight;
             }