diff --git a/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSensorsV1_0TargetTest.cpp b/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSensorsV1_0TargetTest.cpp
index b8f554307a..b375a2046f 100644
--- a/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSensorsV1_0TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/sensors/1.0/vts/functional/VtsHalSensorsV1_0TargetTest.cpp
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class SensorsHidlTest : public ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase {
 };
 
 const Vec3NormChecker SensorsHidlTest::sAccelNormChecker(
-        Vec3NormChecker::byNominal(GRAVITY_EARTH, 0.5f/*m/s^2*/));
+        Vec3NormChecker::byNominal(GRAVITY_EARTH, 1.0f/*m/s^2*/));
 const Vec3NormChecker SensorsHidlTest::sGyroNormChecker(
         Vec3NormChecker::byNominal(0.f, 0.1f/*rad/s*/));