diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 2415f850..7f461963 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 			   to have smoother auto cycle adjustments */
 			double ratioremoved = (double) CPU_IODelayRemoved / (double) cproc;
 			if (ratioremoved < 1.0) {
-				ratio = (Bit32s)((double)ratio * (1 - ratioremoved));
+				double ratio_not_removed = 1 - ratioremoved;
+				ratio = (Bit32s)((double)ratio * ratio_not_removed);
 
 				/* Don't allow very high ratio which can cause us to lock as we don't scale down
 				 * for very low ratios. High ratio might result because of timing resolution */
@@ -250,10 +251,12 @@ void increaseticks() { //Make it return ticksRemain and set it in the function a
 					ratio = 800;
 
 				if (ratio <= 1024) {
-					double r = 2.0 /(1.0 + 1024.0/(static_cast<double>(ratio)));
+					// ratio_not_removed = 1.0; //enabling this restores the old formula
+					double r = (1.0 + ratio_not_removed) /(ratio_not_removed + 1024.0/(static_cast<double>(ratio)));
 					new_cmax = 1 + static_cast<Bit32s>(CPU_CycleMax * r);
 				} else {
-					Bit64s cmax_scaled = (Bit64s)CPU_CycleMax * (Bit64s)ratio;
+					Bit64s ratio_with_removed = (Bit64s) ((((double)ratio - 1024.0) * ratio_not_removed) + 1024.0);
+					Bit64s cmax_scaled = (Bit64s)CPU_CycleMax * ratio_with_removed;
 					new_cmax = (Bit32s)(1 + (CPU_CycleMax >> 1) + cmax_scaled / (Bit64s)2048);
 				}
 			}