diff --git a/doc/Control.MousePosition.txt b/doc/Control.MousePosition.txt
index 9b3e8564ec..3025453210 100644
--- a/doc/Control.MousePosition.txt
+++ b/doc/Control.MousePosition.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ A small control which displays the Longitude and Latitude of the current mouse p
   separator -- html to separate the longitude and latitude values (default: '<br />')
   suffix -- html to follow the latitude value (default: '')
   numdigits -- number of digits to the right of the decimal (default: 5)
-  granularity -- a change of how many pixels is considered a mouse move (default: 1)
+  granularity -- Don't refresh display if mouse has moved more than this (default: 10)
 
 prefix, separator, and suffix are used to format the lon/lat values.
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MousePosition.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MousePosition.js
index 05ac00200a..a8d7650387 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MousePosition.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MousePosition.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition.prototype =
     numdigits: 5,
     
     /** @type int */
-    granularity: 1,
+    granularity: 10,
     
     /** @type OpenLayers.LonLat */
     lastXy: null,