diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 4b3b35b435..5fa310d8cb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool _lastFastForwardingOrRewinding;
 		private bool _inResizeLoop;
 
-		private readonly double _fpsUpdatesPerSecond = 12.0;
+		private readonly double _fpsUpdatesPerSecond = 4.0;
 		private readonly double _fpsSmoothing = 8.0;
 		private double _lastFps;
 		private int _framesSinceLastFpsUpdate;