diff --git a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
index 99b9594766..602dd8e911 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ gst_template_match_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
       }
     }
   }
-  if (filter->cvTemplateImage && filter->cvImage && filter->cvDistImage) {
+  if (filter->cvTemplateImage && filter->cvDistImage) {
     GstStructure *s;
 
     gst_template_match_match (filter->cvImage, filter->cvTemplateImage,