diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.cpp
index 5553a5a7b0..bfe772083b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.cpp
@@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ u16 Accelerator::ReadSample(const s16* coefs)
   {
     // Gain seems to only apply for PCM decoding
     u8 gain_shift = 0;
-    switch (m_sample_format.gain_cfg)
+    switch (m_sample_format.gain_scale)
     {
-    case FormatGainCfg::GainShift11:
-      gain_shift = 11;
+    case FormatGainScale::GainScale2048:
+      gain_shift = 11;  // x / 2048 = x >> 11
       break;
-    case FormatGainCfg::GainShift0:
-      gain_shift = 0;
+    case FormatGainScale::GainScale1:
+      gain_shift = 0;  // x / 1 = x >> 0
       break;
-    case FormatGainCfg::GainShift16:
-      gain_shift = 16;
+    case FormatGainScale::GainScale65536:
+      gain_shift = 16;  // x / 65536 = x >> 16
       break;
     default:
       ERROR_LOG_FMT(DSPLLE, "dsp_read_accelerator_sample() invalid gain mode in format {:#x}",
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.h
index 54fc88baaa..ac3ed641af 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPAccelerator.h
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ protected:
     MMIOPCMInc = 3    // PCM reads from ACIN, ACCA increments
   };
 
-  // When reading samples (at least in PCM mode), they are multiplied by the gain, then shifted
-  // right by an amount dependent on this config
-  enum class FormatGainCfg : u16
+  // When reading samples (at least in PCM mode), they are multiplied by the gain, then divided by
+  // the value specified here
+  enum class FormatGainScale : u16
   {
-    GainShift11 = 0,
-    GainShift0 = 1,
-    GainShift16 = 2,
-    GainInvalid = 3
+    GainScale2048 = 0,
+    GainScale1 = 1,
+    GainScale65536 = 2,
+    GainScaleInvalid = 3
   };
 
   union SampleFormat
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected:
     u16 hex;
     BitField<0, 2, FormatSize> size;
     BitField<2, 2, FormatDecode> decode;
-    BitField<4, 2, FormatGainCfg> gain_cfg;
+    BitField<4, 2, FormatGainScale> gain_scale;
     BitField<6, 10, u16> unk;
   } m_sample_format{0};