diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 1beef9bd4..e28eb8447 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ static boolean CL_ServerConnectionTicker(const char *tmpsave, tic_t *oldtic, tic
 	else
 	{
 		I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value);
-		I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+		I_UpdateTime();
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 004ec7e3d..8833749dd 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 
 	// Pushing of + parameters is now done back in D_SRB2Main, not here.
 
-	I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+	I_UpdateTime();
 	oldentertics = I_GetTime();
 
 	// end of loading screen: CONS_Printf() will no more call FinishUpdate()
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 
 		bool ranwipe = false;
 
-		I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+		I_UpdateTime();
 
 		if (lastwipetic)
 		{
diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index 22fd1ce5c..b68385f93 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void Net_WaitAllAckReceived(UINT32 timeout)
 		while (tictac == I_GetTime())
 		{
 			I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value);
-			I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+			I_UpdateTime();
 		}
 		tictac = I_GetTime();
 		HGetPacket();
diff --git a/src/f_wipe.cpp b/src/f_wipe.cpp
index 6c848cda1..1d88396e0 100644
--- a/src/f_wipe.cpp
+++ b/src/f_wipe.cpp
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void F_RunWipe(UINT8 wipemode, UINT8 wipetype, boolean drawMenu, const char *col
 		while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lastwipetic))
 		{
 			I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value);
-			I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+			I_UpdateTime();
 		}
 		lastwipetic = nowtime;
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index b0c83dd86..29c131ae1 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ void G_PreLevelTitleCard(void)
 		while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lasttime))
 		{
 			I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value);
-			I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+			I_UpdateTime();
 		}
 		lasttime = nowtime;
 	}
diff --git a/src/i_time.c b/src/i_time.c
index ff6454a8d..431d2a9a6 100644
--- a/src/i_time.c
+++ b/src/i_time.c
@@ -57,14 +57,19 @@ void I_InitializeTime(void)
 	I_StartupTimer();
 }
 
-void I_UpdateTime(fixed_t timescale)
+fixed_t I_GetTimeScale(void)
+{
+	return cv_timescale.value;
+}
+
+void I_UpdateTime(void)
 {
 	double ticratescaled;
 	double elapsedseconds;
 	tic_t realtics;
 
 	// get real tics
-	ticratescaled = (double)TICRATE * FIXED_TO_FLOAT(timescale);
+	ticratescaled = (double)TICRATE * FIXED_TO_FLOAT(I_GetTimeScale());
 
 	enterprecise = I_GetPreciseTime();
 	elapsedseconds = (double)(enterprecise - oldenterprecise) / I_GetPrecisePrecision();
diff --git a/src/i_time.h b/src/i_time.h
index 8d90c3d09..318b1dda1 100644
--- a/src/i_time.h
+++ b/src/i_time.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ tic_t I_GetTime(void);
 */
 void I_InitializeTime(void);
 
-void I_UpdateTime(fixed_t timescale);
+void I_UpdateTime(void);
+fixed_t I_GetTimeScale(void);
 
 /** \brief  Block for at minimum the duration specified. This function makes a
             best effort not to oversleep, and will spinloop if sleeping would
diff --git a/src/menus/main-1.c b/src/menus/main-1.c
index 12f547000..9639e5ad5 100644
--- a/src/menus/main-1.c
+++ b/src/menus/main-1.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void M_QuitResponse(INT32 ch)
 				V_DrawSmallScaledPatch(0, 0, 0, W_CachePatchName("GAMEQUIT", PU_CACHE)); // Demo 3 Quit Screen Tails 06-16-2001
 				I_FinishUpdate(); // Update the screen with the image Tails 06-19-2001
 				I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value);
-				I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value);
+				I_UpdateTime();
 			}
 		}
 		I_Quit();
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 532337b69..1a64b20da 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -8393,7 +8393,7 @@ boolean P_LoadLevel(boolean fromnetsave, boolean reloadinggamestate)
 		while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lastwipetic)) \
 		{ \
 			I_Sleep(cv_sleep.value); \
-			I_UpdateTime(cv_timescale.value); \
+			I_UpdateTime(); \
 		} \
 		lastwipetic = nowtime; \
 		if (moviemode && rendermode == render_opengl) \
diff --git a/src/r_fps.c b/src/r_fps.c
index 1418b2a22..68b100b28 100644
--- a/src/r_fps.c
+++ b/src/r_fps.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ UINT32 R_GetFramerateCap(void)
 
 boolean R_UsingFrameInterpolation(void)
 {
-	return (R_GetFramerateCap() != TICRATE || cv_timescale.value < FRACUNIT);
+	return (R_GetFramerateCap() != TICRATE || I_GetTimeScale() < FRACUNIT);
 }
 
 static viewvars_t pview_old[MAXSPLITSCREENPLAYERS];