diff --git a/ps3/ps3_input.c b/ps3/ps3_input.c
index 9fb8cfe7e4..7dd99fdb8d 100644
--- a/ps3/ps3_input.c
+++ b/ps3/ps3_input.c
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@ static void ps3_input_poll(void *data)
          *state_cur |= (state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_DIGITAL2] & CELL_PAD_CTRL_R2) ? (1ULL << RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R2) : 0;
          *state_cur |= (state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_DIGITAL2] & CELL_PAD_CTRL_L2) ? (1ULL << RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_L2) : 0;
          *state_cur |= (state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_DIGITAL2] & CELL_PAD_CTRL_L2) ? (1ULL << RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_L2) : 0;
-         uint8_t lsx = state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_LEFT_X];
-         uint8_t lsy = state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_LEFT_Y];
-         uint8_t rsx = state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_RIGHT_X];
-         uint8_t rsy = state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_RIGHT_Y];
-         int16_t ls_x = ((lsx - 127) * 256);
-         int16_t ls_y = ((lsy - 127) * 256);
-         int16_t rs_x = ((rsx - 127) * 256);
-         int16_t rs_y = ((rsy - 127) * 256);
+         int16_t lsx = (int16_t) state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_LEFT_X];
+         int16_t lsy = (int16_t) state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_LEFT_Y];
+         int16_t rsx = (int16_t) state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_RIGHT_X];
+         int16_t rsy = (int16_t) state_tmp.button[CELL_PAD_BTN_OFFSET_ANALOG_RIGHT_Y];
+         int16_t ls_x = ((lsx - 128) * 256);
+         int16_t ls_y = ((lsy - 128) * 256);
+         int16_t rs_x = ((rsx - 128) * 256);
+         int16_t rs_y = ((rsy - 128) * 256);
          ps3->analog_state[port][RETRO_DEVICE_INDEX_ANALOG_LEFT ][RETRO_DEVICE_ID_ANALOG_X] = ls_x;
          ps3->analog_state[port][RETRO_DEVICE_INDEX_ANALOG_LEFT ][RETRO_DEVICE_ID_ANALOG_Y] = ls_y;
          ps3->analog_state[port][RETRO_DEVICE_INDEX_ANALOG_RIGHT][RETRO_DEVICE_ID_ANALOG_X] = rs_x;