diff --git a/radio/src/Makefile b/radio/src/Makefile
index c27ae747c..e21c42da3 100644
--- a/radio/src/Makefile
+++ b/radio/src/Makefile
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ CORRECT_NEGATIVE_VALUES = YES
 ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW_CHECK = NO
 
 # increases resolution for throttle statistics and throttle counting, in very rare cases.
-# most important effect is, it prevents throttle counting faster than actual time for 100%. 
 # this will be only true if an output channel is used for throttle calculation, and this chanenel has changed limits, e.g. -90% to +80%
-# if you use standard limits for throttle or directly the throttle stick you do not bother about this option
+# if you use standard limits for throttle or directly the throttle stick you do not need to bother about this option
 # not valid for ARM based transmitters like Taranis, They do not have this rounding issue at all
 # Values = YES, NO
 ACCURAT_THROTTLE_STATS = NO
diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.cpp b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
index 6c8f55490..6a6ee4a6a 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -4204,9 +4204,10 @@ void doMixerCalculations()
     // usually max is 1024 min is -1024 --> max-min = 2048 full range
 
 #ifdef ACCURAT_THROTTLE_TIMER
-    if (gModelMax!=0 && gModelMax!=2048) val = (int32_t) (val << 11) / (gModelMax); // recaling only needed if Min, Max differs
+    if (gModelMax!=0 && gModelMax!=2048) val = (int32_t) (val << 11) / (gModelMax); // rescaling only needed if Min, Max differs
 #else
     // @@@ open.20.fsguruh  optimized calculation; now *8 /8 instead of 10 base; (*16/16 already cause a overrun; unsigned calculation also not possible, because v may be negative)
+    gModelMax+=255; // force rounding up --> gModelMax is bigger --> val is smaller
     gModelMax >>= (10-2);
 
     if (gModelMax!=0 && gModelMax!=8) {