diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index d1c5c253..7308d8c5 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -214,14 +214,13 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 				 * for very low ratios. High ratio might result because of timing resolution */
 				if (ticksScheduled >= 250 && ticksDone < 10 && ratio > 20480)
 					ratio = 20480;
-				Bit64s cmax_scaled = (Bit64s)CPU_CycleMax * (Bit64s)ratio;
-				/* The auto cycle code seems reliable enough to disable the fast cut back code.
-				 * This should improve the fluency of complex games.
-				if (ratio <= 1024)
-					new_cmax = (Bit32s)(cmax_scaled / (Bit64s)1024);
-				else
-				 */
-				new_cmax = (Bit32s)(1 + (CPU_CycleMax >> 1) + cmax_scaled / (Bit64s)2048);
+				if (ratio <= 1024) {
+					double r = 2.0 /(1.0 + 1024.0/(static_cast<double>(ratio)));
+					new_cmax = 1 + static_cast<Bit32s>(CPU_CycleMax * r);
+				} else {
+					Bit64s cmax_scaled = (Bit64s)CPU_CycleMax * (Bit64s)ratio;
+					new_cmax = (Bit32s)(1 + (CPU_CycleMax >> 1) + cmax_scaled / (Bit64s)2048);
+				}
 			}
 		}