diff --git a/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/puzzle15View.java b/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/puzzle15View.java
index 73c9985799..a52dab0cc1 100644
--- a/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/puzzle15View.java
+++ b/samples/android/15-puzzle/src/org/opencv/samples/puzzle15/puzzle15View.java
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ public class puzzle15View extends SampleCvViewBase implements OnTouchListener {
         capture.retrieve(mRgba, Highgui.CV_CAP_ANDROID_COLOR_FRAME_RGBA);
         int cols = mRgba.cols();
         int rows = mRgba.rows();
-
+
+        rows = rows - rows%4;
+        cols = cols - cols%4;
+
         if (mCells == null)
             createPuzzle(cols, rows);