diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 972f11763..5b839393b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Wii: Fix tilting direction
  - SDL: Fix joystick initialization on BS
  - SDL: Fix potential joystick crash in games with rumble
+ - SDL: Fix axes being mapped wrong
 Misc:
  - GBA: Slightly optimize GBAProcessEvents
  - Qt: Add preset for DualShock 4
diff --git a/src/core/input.c b/src/core/input.c
index c6a93953b..d4238ede2 100644
--- a/src/core/input.c
+++ b/src/core/input.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void _saveAxis(uint32_t axis, void* dp, void* up) {
 		ConfigurationSetValue(user->config, sectionName, axisKey, axisInfo);
 	}
 	if (description->highDirection != -1) {
-		const char* keyName = user->info->keyId[description->lowDirection];
+		const char* keyName = user->info->keyId[description->highDirection];
 
 		char axisKey[KEY_NAME_MAX];
 		snprintf(axisKey, KEY_NAME_MAX, "axis%sValue", keyName);