diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/RetriableStream.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/RetriableStream.java
index 96816eb6f15..f02ce36351c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/RetriableStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/RetriableStream.java
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ public void run() {
 
   public static long intervalWithJitter(long intervalNanos) {
     double inverseJitterFactor = isExperimentalRetryJitterEnabled
-            ? 0.8 * random.nextDouble() + 0.4 : random.nextDouble();
+            ? 0.4 * random.nextDouble() + 0.8 : random.nextDouble();
     return (long) (intervalNanos * inverseJitterFactor);
   }