diff --git a/Core/memory.c b/Core/memory.c
index af2d3e9..4053530 100644
--- a/Core/memory.c
+++ b/Core/memory.c
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ static void write_high_memory(GB_gameboy_t *gb, uint16_t addr, uint8_t value)
                 gb->hdma_on_hblank = (value & 0x80) != 0;
                 if (gb->hdma_on_hblank && (gb->io_registers[GB_IO_STAT] & 3) == 0) {
                     gb->hdma_on = true;
-                    gb->hdma_cycles = -8;
                 }
                 gb->io_registers[GB_IO_HDMA5] = value;
                 gb->hdma_steps_left = (gb->io_registers[GB_IO_HDMA5] & 0x7F) + 1;
@@ -841,7 +840,7 @@ static void write_high_memory(GB_gameboy_t *gb, uint16_t addr, uint8_t value)
                 if (gb->hdma_current_dest + (gb->hdma_steps_left << 4) > 0xFFFF) {
                     gb->hdma_steps_left = (0x10000 - gb->hdma_current_dest) >> 4;
                 }
-                gb->hdma_cycles = -8;
+                gb->hdma_cycles = -12;
                 return;
 
             /*  Todo: what happens when starting a transfer during a transfer?