diff --git a/code/qcommon/net_chan.c b/code/qcommon/net_chan.c
index 8869c01b..5b359f92 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/net_chan.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/net_chan.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void NET_QueuePacket( int length, const void *data, netadr_t to,
 	Com_Memcpy(new->data, data, length);
 	new->length = length;
 	new->to = to;
-	new->release = Sys_Milliseconds() + offset;	
+	new->release = Sys_Milliseconds() + (int)((float)offset / com_timescale->value);	
 	new->next = NULL;
 
 	if(!packetQueue) {