diff --git a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
index aa3e36816c..38da35b4f1 100644
--- a/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
+++ b/modules/gpu/include/opencv2/gpu/gpu.hpp
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ public:
     bool load(const std::string& filename);
     void release();
 
-    int detectMultiScale(const GpuMat& image, GpuMat& scaledImageBuffer, GpuMat& objectsBuf, double scaleFactor = 1.2, int minNeighbors = 4/*, Size minSize = Size()*/);
+    int detectMultiScale(const GpuMat& image, GpuMat& scaledImageBuffer, GpuMat& objectsBuf, double scaleFactor = 1.1, int minNeighbors = 4/*, Size minSize = Size()*/);
     void preallocateIntegralBuffer(cv::Size desired);
 
     bool findLargestObject;