diff --git a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
index a23b5ce1..a7231eb6 100644
--- a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
+++ b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ tp_gesture_get_direction(struct tp_dispatch *tp, struct tp_touch *touch)
 	if (tp->semi_mt)
 		move_threshold = TP_MM_TO_DPI_NORMALIZED(4);
 	else
-		move_threshold = TP_MM_TO_DPI_NORMALIZED(3);
+		move_threshold = TP_MM_TO_DPI_NORMALIZED(2);
 
 	delta = device_delta(touch->point, touch->gesture.initial);
+
 	normalized = tp_normalize_delta(tp, delta);
 
 	if (normalized_length(normalized) < move_threshold)
diff --git a/test/gestures.c b/test/gestures.c
index 8b6639f3..b9d73257 100644
--- a/test/gestures.c
+++ b/test/gestures.c
@@ -287,16 +287,16 @@ START_TEST(gestures_spread)
 	litest_touch_down(dev, 1, 50 - dir_x, 50 - dir_y);
 	libinput_dispatch(li);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
 		litest_push_event_frame(dev);
 		if (dir_x > 0.0)
-			dir_x += 3;
+			dir_x += 2;
 		else if (dir_x < 0.0)
-			dir_x -= 3;
+			dir_x -= 2;
 		if (dir_y > 0.0)
-			dir_y += 3;
+			dir_y += 2;
 		else if (dir_y < 0.0)
-			dir_y -= 3;
+			dir_y -= 2;
 		litest_touch_move(dev,
 				  0,
 				  50 + dir_x,