diff --git a/drmmode.cpp b/drmmode.cpp
index 5f2e7c2..c3ab385 100644
--- a/drmmode.cpp
+++ b/drmmode.cpp
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
 }
 
 float DrmMode::v_refresh() const {
-  return v_refresh_ ? v_refresh_ * 1.0f
-                    : clock_ / (float)(v_total_ * h_total_) * 1000.0f;
+  // Always recalculate refresh to report correct float rate
+  return clock_ / (float)(v_total_ * h_total_) * 1000.0f;
 }
 
 uint32_t DrmMode::flags() const {