diff --git a/src/engine/platform/opl.cpp b/src/engine/platform/opl.cpp
index 339aad4c3..77eabbf1e 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/opl.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/opl.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ void DivPlatformOPL::acquire_nukedLLE3(short** buf, size_t len) {
             fm_lle3.input.address=(w.addr&0x100)?3:1;
             fm_lle3.input.data_i=w.val;
             writes.pop();
-            delay=16;
+            delay=18;
           } else {
             fm_lle3.input.cs=0;
             fm_lle3.input.rd=1;
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void DivPlatformOPL::acquire_nukedLLE3(short** buf, size_t len) {
             fm_lle3.input.data_i=w.addr&0xff;
             w.addrOrVal=true;
             // weird. wasn't it 12?
-            delay=16;
+            delay=18;
           }
 
           waitingBusy=true;