diff --git a/src/client/vid/glimp_sdl.c b/src/client/vid/glimp_sdl.c
index c072d1bc..774a26f8 100644
--- a/src/client/vid/glimp_sdl.c
+++ b/src/client/vid/glimp_sdl.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ GLimp_GetRefreshRate(void)
 
 	if (vid_displayrefreshrate->value > -1)
 	{
-		glimp_refreshRate = floor(vid_displayrefreshrate->value);
+		glimp_refreshRate = ceil(vid_displayrefreshrate->value);
 	}
 
 	/* Do this only once. We asume that no one will change their
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ GLimp_GetRefreshRate(void)
 
 		int i = SDL_GetWindowDisplayIndex(window);
 
-		if (i >= 0 && SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(i, &mode) == 0)
+		if(i >= 0 && SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(i, &mode) == 0)
 		{
 			glimp_refreshRate = mode.refresh_rate;
 		}
@@ -401,5 +401,12 @@ GLimp_GetRefreshRate(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* The value reported by SDL may be one frame too low, for example
+	   on my old Radeon R7 360 the driver returns 59hz for my 59.95hz
+	   display. And Quake II isn't that accurate, we loose a little bit
+	   here and there. Since it doesn't really hurt if we're running a
+	   litte bit too fast just return one frame more than we really have. */
+	glimp_refreshRate++;
+
 	return glimp_refreshRate;
 }