diff --git a/board/safety/safety_toyota.h b/board/safety/safety_toyota.h
index 95c4d86ee..73ad6e769 100644
--- a/board/safety/safety_toyota.h
+++ b/board/safety/safety_toyota.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ AddrCheckStruct toyota_addr_checks[] = {
 addr_checks toyota_rx_checks = {toyota_addr_checks, TOYOTA_ADDR_CHECKS_LEN};
 
 // safety param flags
-// first two bytes are for eps factor, last two are for flags
-const uint32_t TOYOTA_PARAM_OFFSET = 16U;
+// first byte is for eps factor, second is for flags
+const uint32_t TOYOTA_PARAM_OFFSET = 8U;
 const uint32_t TOYOTA_EPS_FACTOR = (1U << TOYOTA_PARAM_OFFSET) - 1U;
 const uint32_t TOYOTA_ALT_BRAKE = 1U << TOYOTA_PARAM_OFFSET;
 
diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
index 652189ce2..b292a8f7f 100644
--- a/python/__init__.py
+++ b/python/__init__.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Panda(object):
   CLOCK_SOURCE_MODE_DISABLED = 0
   CLOCK_SOURCE_MODE_FREE_RUNNING = 1
 
-  FLAG_TOYOTA_ALT_BRAKE = (1 << 16)
+  FLAG_TOYOTA_ALT_BRAKE = (1 << 8)
 
   FLAG_HONDA_ALT_BRAKE = 1
   FLAG_HONDA_BOSCH_LONG = 2