diff --git a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.cpp b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.cpp
index 38a9bced3..60c31ab1a 100644
--- a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.cpp
+++ b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Plugin::Descriptor PLUGIN_EXPORT bassbooster_plugin_descriptor =
 
 BassBoosterEffect::BassBoosterEffect( Model* parent, const Descriptor::SubPluginFeatures::Key* key ) :
 	Effect( &bassbooster_plugin_descriptor, parent, key ),
+	m_frequencyChangeNeeded( false ),
 	m_bbFX( DspEffectLibrary::FastBassBoost( 70.0f, 1.0f, 2.8f ) ),
 	m_bbControls( this )
 {
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ bool BassBoosterEffect::processAudioBuffer( sampleFrame* buf, const fpp_t frames
 		return( false );
 	}
 	// check out changed controls
-	if( m_bbControls.m_freqModel.isValueChanged() ) { changeFrequency(); }
+	if( m_frequencyChangeNeeded || m_bbControls.m_freqModel.isValueChanged() )
+	{
+		changeFrequency();
+		m_frequencyChangeNeeded = false;
+	}
 	if( m_bbControls.m_gainModel.isValueChanged() ) { changeGain(); }
 	if( m_bbControls.m_ratioModel.isValueChanged() ) { changeRatio(); }
 
diff --git a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.h b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.h
index ad7c6c457..160328e93 100644
--- a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.h
+++ b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBooster.h
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ public:
 	}
 
 
-private:
+protected:
 	void changeFrequency();
 	void changeGain();
 	void changeRatio();
 
+	bool m_frequencyChangeNeeded;
+
+private:
 	DspEffectLibrary::MonoToStereoAdaptor<DspEffectLibrary::FastBassBoost> m_bbFX;
 
 	BassBoosterControls m_bbControls;
diff --git a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBoosterControls.cpp b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBoosterControls.cpp
index 13fd8463f..0fe16a505 100644
--- a/plugins/BassBooster/BassBoosterControls.cpp
+++ b/plugins/BassBooster/BassBoosterControls.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BassBoosterControls::BassBoosterControls( BassBoosterEffect* effect ) :
 
 void BassBoosterControls::changeFrequency()
 {
-	m_effect->changeFrequency();
+	m_effect->m_frequencyChangeNeeded = true;
 }