diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/keypoint.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/keypoint.cpp
index 9b85fd39c0..b19cfbfd37 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/src/keypoint.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/keypoint.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct KeypointResponseGreater
 void KeyPointsFilter::retainBest(vector<KeyPoint>& keypoints, int n_points)
 {
     //this is only necessary if the keypoints size is greater than the number of desired points.
-    if( n_points > 0 && keypoints.size() > (size_t)n_points )
+    if( n_points >= 0 && keypoints.size() > (size_t)n_points )
     {
         if (n_points==0)
         {