diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceCtrl.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceCtrl.cpp
index 0c369c32b3..a31f87f671 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceCtrl.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void __CtrlTimerUpdate(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 	// This only runs in timer mode (ctrlCycle > 0.)
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(SCECTRL, ctrlCycle > 0, "Ctrl: sampling cycle should be > 0");
 
-	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(usToCycles(ctrlCycle), ctrlTimer, 0);
+	CoreTiming::ScheduleEvent(usToCycles(ctrlCycle) - cyclesLate, ctrlTimer, 0);
 
 	__CtrlDoSample();
 }