diff --git a/UI/volume-control.cpp b/UI/volume-control.cpp
index d514b7584dd45939caad99ed0c43227c4495fa51..67f98593ed724404af45fc5847481267eb3ad936 100644
--- a/UI/volume-control.cpp
+++ b/UI/volume-control.cpp
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ VolumeMeter::VolumeMeter(QWidget *parent, obs_volmeter_t *obs_volmeter,
 	updateTimerRef = updateTimer.toStrongRef();
 	if (!updateTimerRef) {
 		updateTimerRef = QSharedPointer<VolumeMeterTimer>::create();
-		updateTimerRef->start(34);
+		updateTimerRef->setTimerType(Qt::PreciseTimer);
+		updateTimerRef->start(16);
 		updateTimer = updateTimerRef;
 	}