diff --git a/src/common/jsonDefinitions.hxx b/src/common/jsonDefinitions.hxx
index 954ed6093..522bcd2ed 100644
--- a/src/common/jsonDefinitions.hxx
+++ b/src/common/jsonDefinitions.hxx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ NLOHMANN_JSON_SERIALIZE_ENUM(JoyDir, {
   {JoyDir::NONE, nullptr},
   {JoyDir::ANALOG, "analog"},
   {JoyDir::NEG, "negative"},
-  {JoyDir::POS, "position"}
+  {JoyDir::POS, "positive"}
 })
 
 NLOHMANN_JSON_SERIALIZE_ENUM(JoyHatDir, {