diff --git a/modules/softcascade/src/soft_cascade_octave.cpp b/modules/softcascade/src/soft_cascade_octave.cpp
index 5e37a29644..26cd460933 100644
--- a/modules/softcascade/src/soft_cascade_octave.cpp
+++ b/modules/softcascade/src/soft_cascade_octave.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BoostedSoftCascadeOctave::BoostedSoftCascadeOctave(cv::Rect bb, int np, int nn,
         _params.truncate_pruned_tree = false;
         _params.use_surrogates       = false;
         _params.use_1se_rule         = false;
-        _params.regression_accuracy  = 1.0e-6f;
+        _params.regression_accuracy  = 0;
 
         // boost params
         _params.boost_type           = CvBoost::GENTLE;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ BoostedSoftCascadeOctave::BoostedSoftCascadeOctave(cv::Rect bb, int np, int nn,
         _params.weight_trim_rate     = 0.95;
 
         // simple defaults
-        _params.min_sample_count     = 2;
+        _params.min_sample_count     = 0;
         _params.weak_count           = 1;
     }