diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
index e5d1a7e80a687c004b19f3665cb22a91b665eacc..75864ea82291cef327908827f17125d8df7f7b5a 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/operations.hpp
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ Matx<_Tp, n, m> Matx<_Tp, m, n>::inv(int method, bool *p_is_ok /*= NULL*/) const
 {
     Matx<_Tp, n, m> b;
     bool ok;
-    if( method == DECOMP_LU || method == DECOMP_CHOLESKY )
-        ok = cv::internal::Matx_FastInvOp<_Tp, m>()(*this, b, method);
+    if( m == n && (method == DECOMP_LU || method == DECOMP_CHOLESKY) )
+        ok = cv::internal::Matx_FastInvOp<_Tp, m>()(*reinterpret_cast<const Matx<_Tp, m, m>*>(this), reinterpret_cast<Matx<_Tp, m, m>&>(b), method);
     else
     {
         Mat A(*this, false), B(b, false);