diff --git a/Modules/Feature/Descriptors/test/otbHistogramOfOrientedGradientCovariantImageFunction.cxx b/Modules/Feature/Descriptors/test/otbHistogramOfOrientedGradientCovariantImageFunction.cxx
index 66538c9d1fbbbe1438e2a7cefe53c9bc24648d96..1732f66d59f15abdfda9afde43628549d5abc1fa 100644
--- a/Modules/Feature/Descriptors/test/otbHistogramOfOrientedGradientCovariantImageFunction.cxx
+++ b/Modules/Feature/Descriptors/test/otbHistogramOfOrientedGradientCovariantImageFunction.cxx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int otbHistogramOfOrientedGradientCovariantImageFunction(int itkNotUsed(argc), c
   GradientFilterType::Pointer gradient = GradientFilterType::New();
   gradient->SetInput(reader->GetOutput());
   gradient->SetUseImageSpacing(false);
+  gradient->SetUseImageDirection(false);
   gradient->Update();
 
   // Instantiating object