diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
index 674b4a519..5e18e6ca3 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ private:
 class CV_EXPORTS OrbFeaturesFinder : public FeaturesFinder
 {
 public:
-    OrbFeaturesFinder(Size _grid_size = Size(4,4), size_t n_features = 1500, const ORB::CommonParams & detector_params = ORB::CommonParams(1.3, 5));
+    OrbFeaturesFinder(Size _grid_size = Size(3,1), size_t n_features = 1500, const ORB::CommonParams & detector_params = ORB::CommonParams(1.3, 5));
 
 private:
     void find(const Mat &image, ImageFeatures &features);