diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/kaze/AKAZEFeatures.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/kaze/AKAZEFeatures.cpp
index d12656e994..23fefc2d32 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/src/kaze/AKAZEFeatures.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/kaze/AKAZEFeatures.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ void AKAZEFeatures::Compute_Main_Orientation(KeyPoint& kpt, const std::vector<TE
     if (sumX*sumX + sumY*sumY > max) {
       // store largest orientation
       max = sumX*sumX + sumY*sumY;
-      kpt.angle = getAngle(sumX, sumY);
+      kpt.angle = getAngle(sumX, sumY) * 180. / CV_PI;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/kaze/KAZEFeatures.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/kaze/KAZEFeatures.cpp
index 294898c26b..ffdca7de57 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/src/kaze/KAZEFeatures.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/kaze/KAZEFeatures.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void KAZEFeatures::Compute_Main_Orientation(KeyPoint &kpt, const std::vector<TEv
         if (sumX*sumX + sumY*sumY > max) {
             // store largest orientation
             max = sumX*sumX + sumY*sumY;
-            kpt.angle = getAngle(sumX, sumY);
+            kpt.angle = getAngle(sumX, sumY) * 180. / CV_PI;
         }
     }
 }