diff --git a/modules/core/src/drawing.cpp b/modules/core/src/drawing.cpp
index 9e3340897329be8ce5061a890e5e108cbebc395d..144fa964fdec3a2f8fd845f3fe411a8b3bf4cae9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/drawing.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/drawing.cpp
@@ -886,11 +886,13 @@ void ellipse2Poly( Point center, Size axes, int angle,
         Point pt;
         pt.x = cvRound( cx + x * alpha - y * beta );
         pt.y = cvRound( cy + x * beta + y * alpha );
-        if( pt != prevPt )
+        if( pt != prevPt ){
             pts.push_back(pt);
+            prevPt = pt;
+        }
     }
 
-    if( pts.size() < 2 )
+    if( pts.size() == 1 )
         pts.push_back(pts[0]);
 }