diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/BezierSurfacePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/BezierSurfacePyImp.cpp
index fa0ab586f..5707cb34f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/BezierSurfacePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/BezierSurfacePyImp.cpp
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ Py::Int BezierSurfacePy::getVDegree(void) const
 {
     Handle_Geom_BezierSurface surf = Handle_Geom_BezierSurface::DownCast
         (getGeometryPtr()->handle());
-    return Py::Int(surf->UDegree()); 
+    return Py::Int(surf->VDegree()); 
 }
 
 Py::Int BezierSurfacePy::getMaxDegree(void) const