diff --git a/vice/src/joyport/ninja_snespad.c b/vice/src/joyport/ninja_snespad.c
index ec7c239006..a03f61c824 100644
--- a/vice/src/joyport/ninja_snespad.c
+++ b/vice/src/joyport/ninja_snespad.c
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ static uint8_t snespad_read(int port)
         case SNESPAD_BIT_13_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_14_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_15_1:
-            /* part of the snes sequence, but unused, return 1 on each line */
-            retval = 7;
+            /* part of the snes sequence, but unused, return 0 on each line */
+            retval = 0;
             break;
         case SNESPAD_EOS:
-            retval = 0;
+            retval = 7;
             break;
         default:
             retval = 1;
diff --git a/vice/src/joyport/trapthem_snespad.c b/vice/src/joyport/trapthem_snespad.c
index ba8642bc13..8923484d10 100644
--- a/vice/src/joyport/trapthem_snespad.c
+++ b/vice/src/joyport/trapthem_snespad.c
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@ static uint8_t snespad_read(int port)
         case SNESPAD_BIT_13_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_14_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_15_1:
-            retval = 4;
+            /* part of the snes sequence, but unused, return 0 on each line */
+            retval = 0;
             break;
         case SNESPAD_EOS:
-            retval = 0;
+            retval = 4;
             break;
         default:
             retval = 1;
diff --git a/vice/src/userport/userport_petscii_snespad.c b/vice/src/userport/userport_petscii_snespad.c
index e1576a9afd..2440ed2476 100644
--- a/vice/src/userport/userport_petscii_snespad.c
+++ b/vice/src/userport/userport_petscii_snespad.c
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ static uint8_t userport_snespad_read_pbx(uint8_t orig)
         case SNESPAD_BIT_13_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_14_1:
         case SNESPAD_BIT_15_1:
-            retval = 1;
+            /* part of the snes sequence, but unused, return 0 on each line */
+            retval = 0;
             break;
         case SNESPAD_EOS:
             retval = 1;