diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
index 783902ace4..5b208b27d7 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SharedMoverController.cs
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ public abstract partial class SharedMoverController : VirtualController
 
     public void Friction(float minimumFrictionSpeed, float frameTime, float friction, ref float velocity)
     {
-        if (velocity < minimumFrictionSpeed)
+        if (Math.Abs(velocity) < minimumFrictionSpeed)
             return;
 
         // This equation is lifted from the Physics Island solver.