diff --git a/src/gb/gb.c b/src/gb/gb.c
index 6fa16b919..5f4207880 100644
--- a/src/gb/gb.c
+++ b/src/gb/gb.c
@@ -707,13 +707,13 @@ void GBProcessEvents(struct SM83Core* cpu) {
 		int32_t nextEvent;
 
 		cpu->cycles = 0;
-#ifdef USE_DEBUGGERS
-		gb->timing.globalCycles += cycles;
-#endif
 		cpu->nextEvent = INT_MAX;
 
 		nextEvent = cycles;
 		do {
+#ifdef USE_DEBUGGERS
+			gb->timing.globalCycles += nextEvent;
+#endif
 			nextEvent = mTimingTick(&gb->timing, nextEvent);
 		} while (gb->cpuBlocked && !gb->earlyExit);
 		cpu->nextEvent = nextEvent;
diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index 68e03784e..ca5d97370 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void GBAProcessEvents(struct ARMCore* cpu) {
 			int32_t cycles = cpu->cycles;
 			cpu->cycles = 0;
 #ifdef USE_DEBUGGERS
-			gba->timing.globalCycles += cycles;
+			gba->timing.globalCycles += cycles < nextEvent ? nextEvent : cycles;
 #endif
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 			if (cycles < 0) {