diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
index c07035d62..e9a3bf2c0 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public class PointerTracker {
             return;
         } else if (mKeyboardSwitcher.isInMomentaryAutoModeSwitchState()) {
             // We use longer timeout for sliding finger input started from the symbols mode key.
-            mHandler.startLongPressTimer(mLongPressKeyTimeout * 2, keyIndex, this);
+            mHandler.startLongPressTimer(mLongPressKeyTimeout * 3, keyIndex, this);
         } else {
             mHandler.startLongPressTimer(mLongPressKeyTimeout, keyIndex, this);
         }