diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/akaze.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/akaze.cpp
index 2297194b2c..566283859e 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/src/akaze.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/akaze.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,10 @@ namespace cv
 
             if( descriptors.needed() )
             {
-                Mat& desc = descriptors.getMatRef();
+                Mat desc;
                 impl.Compute_Descriptors(keypoints, desc);
+                // TODO optimize this copy
+                desc.copyTo(descriptors);
 
                 CV_Assert((!desc.rows || desc.cols == descriptorSize()));
                 CV_Assert((!desc.rows || (desc.type() == descriptorType())));
diff --git a/modules/features2d/src/kaze.cpp b/modules/features2d/src/kaze.cpp
index 63b48c3b41..9e24397cc5 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/src/kaze.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/src/kaze.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ namespace cv
 
             if( descriptors.needed() )
             {
-                Mat& desc = descriptors.getMatRef();
+                Mat desc;
                 impl.Feature_Description(keypoints, desc);
+                desc.copyTo(descriptors);
 
                 CV_Assert((!desc.rows || desc.cols == descriptorSize()));
                 CV_Assert((!desc.rows || (desc.type() == descriptorType())));