diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 344b053af2d82..c35cfcd4bbaa5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -3401,7 +3401,7 @@ public final class Settings {
         public static final String FONT_SCALE = "font_scale";
 
         private static final Validator FONT_SCALE_VALIDATOR =
-                new SettingsValidators.InclusiveFloatRangeValidator(0.85f, 1.3f);
+                new SettingsValidators.InclusiveFloatRangeValidator(0.25f, 5.0f);
 
         /**
          * The serialized system locale value.