diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index e890627aa..b3530a08d 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -3643,7 +3643,7 @@ tryagain:
 
 void G_AddMapToBuffer(INT16 map)
 {
-	INT16 bufx, refreshnum = (TOLMaps(G_TOLFlag(gametype)) / 2) + 1;
+	INT16 bufx, refreshnum = max(0, TOLMaps(G_TOLFlag(gametype))-3);
 
 	// Add the map to the buffer.
 	for (bufx = NUMMAPS-1; bufx > 0; bufx--)