diff --git a/source/src/physics.cpp b/source/src/physics.cpp
index 696f05a4..564987a6 100644
--- a/source/src/physics.cpp
+++ b/source/src/physics.cpp
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ void physicsframe()          // optimally schedule physics frames inside the gra
         physframetime = clamp((PHYSFRAMETIME*gamespeed)/100, 1, PHYSFRAMETIME);
         physsteps = (diff + physframetime - 1)/physframetime;
         lastphysframe += physsteps * physframetime;
+        if(!multiplayer(false) && physsteps > 1000) physsteps = 1000;
     }
 }