diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp b/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
index 34d9a12d03..56b7e68f70 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ScrollBar.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ BScrollBar::BScrollBar(BRect frame, const char* name, BView* target,
 		B_WILL_DRAW | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE | B_FRAME_EVENTS),
 	fMin(min),
 	fMax(max),
-	fSmallStep(1.0f),
+	fSmallStep(3.0f),
 	fLargeStep(10.0f),
 	fValue(0),
 	fProportion(0.0f),
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ BScrollBar::BScrollBar(const char* name, BView* target,
 	BView(name, B_WILL_DRAW | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE | B_FRAME_EVENTS),
 	fMin(min),
 	fMax(max),
-	fSmallStep(1.0f),
+	fSmallStep(3.0f),
 	fLargeStep(10.0f),
 	fValue(0),
 	fProportion(0.0f),
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ BScrollBar::BScrollBar(BMessage* data)
 		fMax = 0.0f;
 
 	if (data->FindFloat("_steps", 0, &fSmallStep) < B_OK)
-		fSmallStep = 1.0f;
+		fSmallStep = 3.0f;
 
 	if (data->FindFloat("_steps", 1, &fLargeStep) < B_OK)
 		fLargeStep = 10.0f;
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
index 99904d8e3e..69d7673ad9 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/View.cpp
@@ -5729,11 +5729,7 @@ BView::ScrollWithMouseWheelDelta(BScrollBar* scrollBar, float delta)
 
 	// pressing the shift key scrolls faster (following the pseudo-standard set
 	// by other desktop environments).
-	if ((modifiers() & B_SHIFT_KEY) != 0)
-		delta *= largeStep;
-	else
-		delta *= smallStep * 3;
-
+	delta *= (modifiers() & B_SHIFT_KEY) != 0 ? largeStep : smallStep;
 	scrollBar->SetValue(scrollBar->Value() + delta);
 }