diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/median_blur.dispatch.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/median_blur.dispatch.cpp
index 8be50b4cdd..f4704ec808 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/median_blur.dispatch.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/median_blur.dispatch.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ static bool ocl_medianFilter(InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, int m)
                         (size_t)imgSize.width >= localsize[0] * 8  &&
                         (size_t)imgSize.height >= localsize[1] * 8 &&
                         imgSize.width % 4 == 0 &&
-                        imgSize.height % 4 == 0 &&
-                        (ocl::Device::getDefault().isIntel());
+                        imgSize.height % 4 == 0;
 
     cv::String kname = format( useOptimized ? "medianFilter%d_u" : "medianFilter%d", m) ;
     cv::String kdefs = useOptimized ?