diff --git a/src/drivers/ao_mmc5983.c b/src/drivers/ao_mmc5983.c
index 02df7a2..7c99b0e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ao_mmc5983.c
+++ b/src/drivers/ao_mmc5983.c
@@ -232,11 +232,18 @@ static struct ao_mmc5983_raw raw;
 static void
 ao_mmc5983_sample(struct ao_mmc5983_sample *s)
 {
+	struct ao_mmc5983_sample sample;
+	float magic_number = (float)0.70710678118654752440084436210484; // 1/sqrt(2); could use double for higher percision 
+
 	ao_mmc5983_raw(&raw);
 
 	/* Bias by 32768 to convert from uint16_t to int16_t */
-	s->x = (int16_t) ((((uint16_t) raw.x0 << 8) | raw.x1) - 32768);
-	s->y = (int16_t) ((((uint16_t) raw.y0 << 8) | raw.y1) - 32768);
+	sample.x = (int16_t) ((((uint16_t) raw.x0 << 8) | raw.x1) - 32768);
+	sample.y = (int16_t) ((((uint16_t) raw.y0 << 8) | raw.y1) - 32768);
+
+	// rotate value vector by 45 degrees mathimatical negative around z-axis
+	s->x = (int16_t)((sample.x + sample.y) * magic_number);
+	s->y = (int16_t)((sample.x - sample.y) * magic_number);
 	s->z = (int16_t) ((((uint16_t) raw.z0 << 8) | raw.z1) - 32768);
 }