diff --git a/modules/core/src/stat.cpp b/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
index a81b75f64c..dad78356dd 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/stat.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "precomp.hpp"
 #include <climits>
+#include <limits>
 
 namespace cv
 {