diff --git a/selfdrive/car/gm/carcontroller.py b/selfdrive/car/gm/carcontroller.py
index 0e74065143..04212f27df 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/gm/carcontroller.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/gm/carcontroller.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class CarController:
           self.apply_gas = self.params.MAX_ACC_REGEN
           self.apply_brake = 0
         else:
+          # ICE has less engine braking force, adjust thresholds to remove braking deadzone
           if self.CP.carFingerprint in EV_CAR:
             self.apply_gas = int(round(interp(actuators.accel, self.params.EV_GAS_LOOKUP_BP, self.params.GAS_LOOKUP_V)))
             self.apply_brake = int(round(interp(actuators.accel, self.params.EV_BRAKE_LOOKUP_BP, self.params.BRAKE_LOOKUP_V)))
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/gm/values.py b/selfdrive/car/gm/values.py
index d4cd8fda95..da42e21f74 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/gm/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/gm/values.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class CarControllerParams:
 
   # much less engine braking force compared to regen in an EV
   GAS_LOOKUP_BP = [-0.1, 0., ACCEL_MAX]
-  EV_GAS_LOOKUP_BP = [-1.1, 0., ACCEL_MAX]
-
   BRAKE_LOOKUP_BP = [ACCEL_MIN, -0.1]
+
+  EV_GAS_LOOKUP_BP = [-1.1, 0., ACCEL_MAX]
   EV_BRAKE_LOOKUP_BP = [ACCEL_MIN, -1.1]
 
   GAS_LOOKUP_V = [MAX_ACC_REGEN, ZERO_GAS, MAX_GAS]