diff --git a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
index e109d1d0df..53fc9d20df 100644
--- a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 #define INT_SRC_M               0x13
 
 /* default values for this device */
-#define LSM303D_ACCEL_DEFAULT_RANGE_G			8
+#define LSM303D_ACCEL_DEFAULT_RANGE_G			16
 #define LSM303D_ACCEL_DEFAULT_RATE			800
 #define LSM303D_ACCEL_DEFAULT_ONCHIP_FILTER_FREQ	50
 #define LSM303D_ACCEL_DEFAULT_DRIVER_FILTER_FREQ	30