diff --git a/man/mouse.man b/man/mouse.man
index d97d791..d1a4117 100644
--- a/man/mouse.man
+++ b/man/mouse.man
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ settings.  Default: 4.
 .TP 7
 .BI "Option \*qEmulateWheelInertia\*q \*q" integer \*q
 Specifies how far (in pixels) the pointer must move to generate button
-press/release events in wheel emulation mode.  Default: 50.
+press/release events in wheel emulation mode.  Default: 10.
 .TP 7
 .BI "Option \*qEmulateWheelTimeout\*q \*q" integer \*q
 Specifies the time in milliseconds the
diff --git a/src/mouse.c b/src/mouse.c
index 5d892fd..63e3ca0 100644
--- a/src/mouse.c
+++ b/src/mouse.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $XdotOrg: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/input/mouse/mouse.c,v 1.3 2004/07/24 17:35:39 herrb Exp $ */
+/* $XdotOrg: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/input/mouse/mouse.c,v 1.4 2004/10/17 20:29:35 agd5f Exp $ */
 /* $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/input/mouse/mouse.c,v 1.79 2003/11/03 05:11:48 tsi Exp $ */
 /*
  *
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ MouseCommonOptions(InputInfoPtr pInfo)
 	if (pMse->wheelInertia <= 0) {
 	    xf86Msg(X_WARNING, "%s: Invalid EmulateWheelInertia value: %d\n",
 			pInfo->name, pMse->wheelInertia);
-	    pMse->wheelInertia = 50;
+	    pMse->wheelInertia = 10;
 	}
 	pMse->wheelButtonTimeout = xf86SetIntOption(pInfo->options,
 					"EmulateWheelButtonTimeout", 200);