diff --git a/modules/gpu/src/matrix_operations.cpp b/modules/gpu/src/matrix_operations.cpp
index 5adabbbc08..4881bac644 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/src/matrix_operations.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/src/matrix_operations.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace cv
         void GpuMat::release() { throw_nogpu(); }
 
         void MatPL::create(int /*_rows*/, int /*_cols*/, int /*_type*/, int /*type_alloc*/) { throw_nogpu(); }
-        bool MatPL::can_device_map_to_host() { throw_nogpu(); }
+        bool MatPL::can_device_map_to_host() { throw_nogpu(); return false; }
         void MatPL::release() { throw_nogpu(); }
     }