diff --git a/src/video/dedicated_v.cpp b/src/video/dedicated_v.cpp
--- a/src/video/dedicated_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/dedicated_v.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void DedicatedHandleKeyInput()
 void VideoDriver_Dedicated::MainLoop()
 {
 	auto cur_ticks = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-	auto last_cur_ticks = cur_ticks;
+	auto last_realtime_tick = cur_ticks;
 	auto next_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 	/* Signal handlers */
@@ -283,7 +283,14 @@ void VideoDriver_Dedicated::MainLoop()
 		if (!_dedicated_forks) DedicatedHandleKeyInput();
 
 		cur_ticks = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-		_realtime_tick += std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(cur_ticks - last_cur_ticks).count();
+
+		/* If more than a millisecond has passed, increase the _realtime_tick. */
+		if (cur_ticks - last_realtime_tick > std::chrono::milliseconds(1)) {
+			auto delta = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(cur_ticks - last_realtime_tick);
+			_realtime_tick += delta.count();
+			last_realtime_tick += delta;
+		}
+
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_tick || _ddc_fastforward) {
 			next_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);