diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index 8cf3f62f0..5b9823ed2 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ ApplyAutoRepeat(DeviceIntPtr dev)
 
     xf86Msg(X_CONFIG, "AutoRepeat: %ld %ld\n", delay, rate);
     xkbi->desc->ctrls->repeat_delay = delay;
-    xkbi->desc->ctrls->repeat_interval = rate;
+    xkbi->desc->ctrls->repeat_interval = 1000 / rate;
 }
 
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