diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
index e00f5c8a3..08524f5e3 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_notify_presented (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
         CLAMP (frame_clock->last_dispatch_lateness_us + dispatch_to_swap_us +
                MAX (swap_to_rendering_done_us, swap_to_flip_us),
                frame_clock->shortterm_max_update_duration_us,
-               frame_clock->refresh_interval_us);
+               2 * frame_clock->refresh_interval_us);
 
       maybe_update_longterm_max_duration_us (frame_clock, frame_info);
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_compute_max_render_time_us (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
     frame_clock->vblank_duration_us +
     clutter_max_render_time_constant_us;
 
-  max_render_time_us = CLAMP (max_render_time_us, 0, refresh_interval_us);
+  max_render_time_us = CLAMP (max_render_time_us, 0, 2 * refresh_interval_us);
 
   return max_render_time_us;
 }