diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/stitcher.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/stitcher.hpp
index 0b7cccfa14..c146b69213 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/stitcher.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/stitcher.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 namespace cv {
 
-class Stitcher
+class CV_EXPORTS Stitcher
 {
 public:
     enum { ORIG_RESOL = -1 };