diff --git a/keyboards/yowkees/lib/keyball/keyball.c b/keyboards/yowkees/lib/keyball/keyball.c
index abac56b6772..2c89e2e4d41 100644
--- a/keyboards/yowkees/lib/keyball/keyball.c
+++ b/keyboards/yowkees/lib/keyball/keyball.c
@@ -505,7 +505,15 @@ void keyball_set_cpi(uint8_t cpi) {
     keyball.cpi_value   = cpi;
     keyball.cpi_changed = true;
     if (keyball.this_have_ball) {
-        pmw3360_cpi_set(cpi == 0 ? CPI_DEFAULT - 1 : cpi - 1);
+        /**
+         * QMK's core PMW3360 driver uses the true CPI value internally, so we
+         * have to translate the Keyball library's value to QMK's expected
+         * range.
+         *
+         * QMK's core driver also caps the range internally to a valid CPI
+         * value, so we don't need to do it here.
+         */
+        pmw33xx_set_cpi(0, (cpi + 1) * 100);
     }
 }