diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index c7d17711..c2326590 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -460,14 +460,15 @@ Mithril = m = new function app(window, undefined) {
 	m.redraw = function(force) {
 		var cancel = window.cancelAnimationFrame || window.clearTimeout
 		var defer = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.setTimeout
+		var delay = new Date - lastRedrawCallTime
 		//lastRedrawId is a positive number if a second redraw is requested before the next animation frame
 		//lastRedrawId is -1 if the redraw is the first one in a event handler (see #151)
 		//lastRedrawID is null if it's the first redraw and not an event handler
 		if (lastRedrawId && force !== true) {
 			//when setTimeout: only reschedule redraw if time between now and previous redraw is bigger than a frame, otherwise keep currently scheduled timeout
 			//when rAF: always reschedule redraw
-			if (new Date - lastRedrawCallTime > FRAME_BUDGET || defer == window.requestAnimationFrame) {
-				if (lastRedrawID > 0) cancel(lastRedrawId)
+			if (delay > FRAME_BUDGET || defer == window.requestAnimationFrame) {
+				if (lastRedrawId > 0) cancel(lastRedrawId)
 				lastRedrawId = defer(redraw, delay)
 			}
 		}