diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_joystick.cpp b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_joystick.cpp
index 8f147112dc..3ff0cc169b 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_joystick.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_joystick.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "m_joy.h"
 #include "keydef.h"
 
+#define DEFAULT_DEADZONE 0.25f;
+
 // Very small deadzone so that floating point magic doesn't happen
 #define MIN_DEADZONE 0.000001f
 
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ public:
 				info.Name.Format("Axis %d", i+1);
 			else
 				info.Name.Format("Hat %d (%c)", (i-NumAxes)/2 + 1, (i-NumAxes)%2 == 0 ? 'x' : 'y');
-			info.DeadZone = MIN_DEADZONE;
+			info.DeadZone = DEFAULT_DEADZONE;
 			info.Multiplier = 1.0f;
 			info.Value = 0.0;
 			info.ButtonValue = 0;