diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
index 76772b81626ac422ef89dfb7b76ed9f0bc7dc51a..1b5888b78f4a5badfadee05f369dbcb763427f07 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
@@ -494,9 +494,17 @@ static inline void reset_frame_interval(struct game_capture *gc)
 	struct obs_video_info ovi;
 	uint64_t interval = 0;
 
-	if (gc->config.limit_framerate && obs_get_video_info(&ovi))
+	if (obs_get_video_info(&ovi)) {
 		interval = ovi.fps_den * 1000000000ULL / ovi.fps_num;
 
+		/* Always limit capture framerate to some extent.  If a game
+		 * running at 900 FPS is being captured without some sort of
+		 * limited capture interval, it will dramatically reduce
+		 * performance. */
+		if (!gc->config.limit_framerate)
+			interval /= 2;
+	}
+
 	gc->global_hook_info->frame_interval = interval;
 }