diff --git a/etc/input.conf b/etc/input.conf
index f2f7d8bedb..294dd96827 100644
--- a/etc/input.conf
+++ b/etc/input.conf
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ MOUSE_BTN5 add volume 1
 MOUSE_BTN6 add volume -1
 
 # Mouse wheels, touchpad or other input devices that have axes
+# if the input devices supports precise scrolling it will also scale the
+# numeric value accordingly
 AXIS_UP    seek 10
 AXIS_DOWN  seek -10
-AXIS_LEFT  speed_mult 0.5
-AXIS_RIGHT speed_mult 1.5
+AXIS_LEFT  add volume 1
+AXIS_RIGHT add volume -1
 
 # Seek units are in seconds, but note that these are limited by keyframes
 RIGHT seek  10