diff --git a/skimage/feature/censure.py b/skimage/feature/censure.py
index 24d7e62d..eb69f115 100644
--- a/skimage/feature/censure.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/censure.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def _filter_image(image, min_scale, max_scale, mode):
 
         # make response[:, :, i] contiguous memory block
         item_size = response.itemsize
-        response.strides = (item_size * response.shape[0], item_size,
+        response.strides = (item_size * response.shape[1], item_size,
                             item_size * response.shape[0] * response.shape[1])
 
         integral_img = integral_image(image)