diff --git a/modules/videostab/src/global_motion.cpp b/modules/videostab/src/global_motion.cpp
index 1fa449e855a7994a0dc13f61fa0f83f24f04ad99..560d7b94747eb7832f603da6ef75d6b9a8c8024c 100644
--- a/modules/videostab/src/global_motion.cpp
+++ b/modules/videostab/src/global_motion.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Mat estimateGlobalMotionRansac(
     {
         subset0.resize(ninliersMax);
         subset1.resize(ninliersMax);
-        for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < npoints; ++i)
+        for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < npoints && j < ninliersMax ; ++i)
         {
             p0 = points0_[i];
             p1 = points1_[i];