diff --git a/source/blender/gpencil_modifiers/intern/MOD_gpencilsimplify.c b/source/blender/gpencil_modifiers/intern/MOD_gpencilsimplify.c
index 8d4556421eb..1e75c5926cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpencil_modifiers/intern/MOD_gpencilsimplify.c
+++ b/source/blender/gpencil_modifiers/intern/MOD_gpencilsimplify.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void deformStroke(GpencilModifierData *md,
                                       mmd->material,
                                       mmd->pass_index,
                                       mmd->layer_pass,
-                                      mmd->mode == GP_SIMPLIFY_SAMPLE ? 3 : 4,
+                                      mmd->mode == GP_SIMPLIFY_SAMPLE ? 2 : 4,
                                       gpl,
                                       gps,
                                       mmd->flag & GP_SIMPLIFY_INVERT_LAYER,