diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferRead.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferRead.slh
index fa166300ae..569063955d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferRead.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferRead.slh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ DeferredFragment unpackDeferredFragmentNoPosition(vec2 texcoord) {
 
     // Unpack the normal from the map
     frag.normal = normalize(frag.normalVal.xyz * 2.0 - vec3(1.0));
-    frag.roughness = 2.0 * frag.normalVal.a;
+    frag.roughness = frag.normalVal.a;
 
     // Diffuse color and unpack the mode and the metallicness
     frag.diffuse = frag.diffuseVal.xyz;