diff --git a/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp b/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
index ece9c085da..9d59284d3d 100644
--- a/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
+++ b/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ void icvGetBackgroundImage( CvBackgroundData* data,
         icvGetNextFromBackgroundData( data, reader );
     }
 
-    img = reader->img(Rect(reader->point.x, reader->point.y, data->winsize.height, data->winsize.width)).clone();
+    img = reader->img(Rect(reader->point.x, reader->point.y, data->winsize.width, data->winsize.height)).clone();
 
     if( (int) ( reader->point.x + (1.0F + reader->stepfactor ) * data->winsize.width )
             < reader->img.cols )