diff --git a/modules/contrib/src/facerec.cpp b/modules/contrib/src/facerec.cpp
index 669fd735a2..c6f154af2a 100644
--- a/modules/contrib/src/facerec.cpp
+++ b/modules/contrib/src/facerec.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void LBPH::predict(InputArray _src, int &minClass, double &minDist) const {
     minDist = DBL_MAX;
     minClass = -1;
     for(size_t sampleIdx = 0; sampleIdx < _histograms.size(); sampleIdx++) {
-        double dist = compareHist(_histograms[sampleIdx], query, HISTCMP_CHISQR);
+        double dist = compareHist(_histograms[sampleIdx], query, HISTCMP_CHISQR_ALT);
         if((dist < minDist) && (dist < _threshold)) {
             minDist = dist;
             minClass = _labels.at<int>((int) sampleIdx);
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
index 2b94e0de21..84de283c0b 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc.hpp
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ enum { HISTCMP_CORREL        = 0,
        HISTCMP_CHISQR        = 1,
        HISTCMP_INTERSECT     = 2,
        HISTCMP_BHATTACHARYYA = 3,
-       HISTCMP_HELLINGER     = HISTCMP_BHATTACHARYYA
+       HISTCMP_HELLINGER     = HISTCMP_BHATTACHARYYA,
+       HISTCMP_CHISQR_ALT    = 4
      };
 
 //! the color conversion code