diff --git a/src/engine/platform/arcade.cpp b/src/engine/platform/arcade.cpp
index 2b6663c32..914453271 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/arcade.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/arcade.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int DivPlatformArcade::dispatch(DivCommand c) {
         commitState(c.chan,ins);
         chan[c.chan].insChanged=false;
       }
-      chan[c.chan].baseFreq=NOTE_LINEAR(c.value);
+      chan[c.chan].baseFreq=NOTE_LINEAR(c.value+((HACKY_LEGATO_MESS)?(chan[c.chan].std.arp.val):(0)));
       chan[c.chan].freqChanged=true;
       break;
     }