diff --git a/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp b/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
index 9d7df5d..eb4dbfe 100644
--- a/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
+++ b/MUNGA_L4/L4PADRIO.cpp
@@ -347,8 +347,11 @@ void
 	Throttle   = throttleAccum;
 	LeftPedal  = Clamp01(left_pedal);
 	RightPedal = Clamp01(right_pedal);
-	JoystickX  = invertX ? -x : x;
-	JoystickY  = invertY ? -y : y;
+	// The pod's stick convention is opposite the XInput axes on both X and
+	// Y (confirmed in playtest), so the default is negated; L4PADFLIP
+	// flips back per axis.
+	JoystickX  = invertX ? x : -x;
+	JoystickY  = invertY ? y : -y;
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Emit an analog event when asked to, or when anything moved