diff --git a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 80d21640b..113b91384 100644
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ class SDLSurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
             }
             SDLActivity.onNativeAccel(-x / SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH,
                                       y / SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH,
-                                      event.values[2] / SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH - 1);
+                                      event.values[2] / SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH);
         }
     }
 }