diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/lsd.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/lsd.cpp
index 8fcec592d8..0ab6a9dd58 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/lsd.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/lsd.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ private:
         double p;                 // probability of a point with angle within 'prec'
     };
 
+    LineSegmentDetectorImpl& operator= (const LineSegmentDetectorImpl&); // to quiet MSVC
+
 /**
  * Detect lines in the whole input image.
  *