diff --git a/openrtx/include/interfaces/keyboard.h b/openrtx/include/interfaces/keyboard.h
index 2bc789f8..2d2dc0e4 100644
--- a/openrtx/include/interfaces/keyboard.h
+++ b/openrtx/include/interfaces/keyboard.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static const uint8_t kbd_num_keys = 29;
 /**
  * Time interval in ticks after which a keypress is considered a long-press
  */
-static const uint16_t kbd_long_interval = OS_CFG_TICK_RATE_HZ / 2;
+static const uint16_t kbd_long_interval = OS_CFG_TICK_RATE_HZ * 0.7;
 
 /**
  * Structure that represents a keyboard event payload