diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
index a1af64c88..db548f378 100755
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/windows/main.cpp
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ static void StepRunLoop_User()
 	Hud.fps3d = GPU->GetFPSRender3D();
 
 	// wait for the HUD to update from last frame
-	WaitForSingleObject(display_done_event, display_done_timeout);
+	if(frameskiprate==0) WaitForSingleObject(display_done_event, display_done_timeout);
 	Display();
 
 	mainLoopData.fps3d = Hud.fps3d;