diff --git a/src/js/plugin/update-scroll.js b/src/js/plugin/update-scroll.js
index 85f0e3f..1fb40e4 100644
--- a/src/js/plugin/update-scroll.js
+++ b/src/js/plugin/update-scroll.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function (element, axis, value) {
   if (axis === 'top' && value >= i.contentHeight - i.containerHeight) {
     // don't allow scroll past container
     value = i.contentHeight - i.containerHeight;
-    if (Math.abs(value - element.scrollTop) <= 1) {
+    if (value - element.scrollTop <= 1) {
       // mitigates rounding errors on non-subpixel scroll values
       value = element.scrollTop;
     } else {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module.exports = function (element, axis, value) {
   if (axis === 'left' && value >= i.contentWidth - i.containerWidth) {
     // don't allow scroll past container
     value = i.contentWidth - i.containerWidth;
-    if (Math.abs(value - element.scrollLeft) <= 1) {
+    if (value - element.scrollLeft <= 1) {
       // mitigates rounding errors on non-subpixel scroll values
       value = element.scrollLeft;
     } else {