diff --git a/modules/gpuwarping/src/pyramids.cpp b/modules/gpuwarping/src/pyramids.cpp
index 0e8445df2c..aa86e3a40b 100644
--- a/modules/gpuwarping/src/pyramids.cpp
+++ b/modules/gpuwarping/src/pyramids.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Ptr<ImagePyramid> cv::gpu::createImagePyramid(InputArray img, int nLayers, Strea
     throw_no_cuda();
     return Ptr<ImagePyramid>();
 #else
-    return new ImagePyramidImpl(img, nLayers, stream);
+    return Ptr<ImagePyramid>(new ImagePyramidImpl(img, nLayers, stream));
 #endif
 }