diff --git a/src/include/86box/snd_opl.h b/src/include/86box/snd_opl.h
index 22a5473f4..f01ea0214 100644
--- a/src/include/86box/snd_opl.h
+++ b/src/include/86box/snd_opl.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #else
     void	*opl;
 #endif
-    int8_t	is_opl3;
+    int8_t	is_opl3, do_cycles;
 
     uint16_t	port;
     uint8_t	status;
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } opl_t;
 
 
+extern void	opl_set_do_cycles(opl_t *dev, int8_t do_cycles);
+
 extern uint8_t	opl2_read(uint16_t port, void *);
 extern void	opl2_write(uint16_t port, uint8_t val, void *);
 extern void	opl2_init(opl_t *);
diff --git a/src/sound/snd_opl.c b/src/sound/snd_opl.c
index 68b778d4b..07a7370fe 100644
--- a/src/sound/snd_opl.c
+++ b/src/sound/snd_opl.c
@@ -162,11 +162,20 @@ opl_write(opl_t *dev, uint16_t port, uint8_t val)
 }
 
 
+void
+opl_set_do_cycles(opl_t *dev, int8_t do_cycles)
+{
+    dev->do_cycles = do_cycles;
+}
+
+
 static void
 opl_init(opl_t *dev, int is_opl3)
 {
     memset(dev, 0x00, sizeof(opl_t));
+
     dev->is_opl3 = is_opl3;
+    dev->do_cycles = 1;
 
     /* Create a NukedOPL object. */
     dev->opl = nuked_init(48000);
@@ -192,7 +201,8 @@ opl2_read(uint16_t port, void *priv)
 {
     opl_t *dev = (opl_t *)priv;
 
-    cycles -= ISA_CYCLES(8);
+    if (dev->do_cycles)
+	sub_cycles((int) (isa_timing * 8));
 
     opl2_update(dev);
 
@@ -240,7 +250,8 @@ opl3_read(uint16_t port, void *priv)
 {
     opl_t *dev = (opl_t *)priv;
 
-    cycles -= ISA_CYCLES(8);
+    if (dev->do_cycles)
+	sub_cycles((int)(isa_timing * 8));
 
     opl3_update(dev);
 
diff --git a/src/sound/snd_sb.c b/src/sound/snd_sb.c
index d382fc218..e42317536 100644
--- a/src/sound/snd_sb.c
+++ b/src/sound/snd_sb.c
@@ -1187,6 +1187,8 @@ sb_pro_v1_opl_read(uint16_t port, void *priv)
 {
     sb_t *sb = (sb_t *)priv;
 
+    sub_cycles((int)(isa_timing * 8));
+
     (void)opl2_read(port, &sb->opl2);	// read, but ignore
     return(opl2_read(port, &sb->opl));
 }
@@ -1225,7 +1227,9 @@ void *sb_pro_v1_init(const device_t *info)
 	sb->opl_enabled = device_get_config_int("opl");
 	if (sb->opl_enabled) {
         	opl2_init(&sb->opl);
+		opl_set_do_cycles(&sb->opl, 0);
         	opl2_init(&sb->opl2);
+		opl_set_do_cycles(&sb->opl2, 0);
 	}
         sb_dsp_init(&sb->dsp, SBPRO, SB_SUBTYPE_DEFAULT, sb);
         sb_dsp_setaddr(&sb->dsp, addr);