diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp
index e4ab55556..016cba68e 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_openni.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ const std::string XMLConfig =
                 "<Node type=\"Image\" name=\"Image1\">"
                         "<Configuration>"
                                 "<MapOutputMode xRes=\"640\" yRes=\"480\" FPS=\"30\"/>"
-                                "<Mirror on=\"true\"/>"
+                                "<Mirror on=\"false\"/>"
                         "</Configuration>"
                 "</Node> "
                 "<Node type=\"Depth\" name=\"Depth1\">"
                         "<Configuration>"
                                 "<MapOutputMode xRes=\"640\" yRes=\"480\" FPS=\"30\"/>"
-                                "<Mirror on=\"true\"/>"
+                                "<Mirror on=\"false\"/>"
                         "</Configuration>"
                 "</Node>"
         "</ProductionNodes>"