diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d/view2d_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d/view2d_draw.cc
index fdd40595ab4..b09b29dfde9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d/view2d_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d/view2d_draw.cc
@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ static void view2d_draw_lines(const View2D *v2d,
     uchar minor_color[3];
     UI_GetThemeColorShade3ubv(TH_GRID, 16, minor_color);
     ParallelLinesSet minor_lines;
-    minor_lines.distance = major_distance;
-    minor_lines.offset = major_distance / 2.0f;
+    /* Draw minor lines at every second major line. */
+    minor_lines.distance = major_distance * 2.0f;
+    minor_lines.offset = major_distance;
     view2d_draw_lines_internal(v2d, &minor_lines, minor_color, direction);
   }
 }