diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.c b/code/client/cl_main.c
index 0c7142c3..145fbfd3 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.c
@@ -3582,13 +3582,13 @@ void CL_Init( void ) {
 	j_yaw =          Cvar_Get ("j_yaw",          "-0.022", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	j_forward =      Cvar_Get ("j_forward",      "-0.25", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	j_side =         Cvar_Get ("j_side",         "0.25", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	j_up =           Cvar_Get ("j_up",           "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	j_up =           Cvar_Get ("j_up",           "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	j_pitch_axis =   Cvar_Get ("j_pitch_axis",   "3", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	j_yaw_axis =     Cvar_Get ("j_yaw_axis",     "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	j_yaw_axis =     Cvar_Get ("j_yaw_axis",     "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	j_forward_axis = Cvar_Get ("j_forward_axis", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	j_side_axis =    Cvar_Get ("j_side_axis",    "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	j_up_axis =      Cvar_Get ("j_up_axis",      "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	j_up_axis =      Cvar_Get ("j_up_axis",      "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	Cvar_CheckRange(j_pitch_axis, 0, MAX_JOYSTICK_AXIS-1, qtrue);
 	Cvar_CheckRange(j_yaw_axis, 0, MAX_JOYSTICK_AXIS-1, qtrue);