diff --git a/common/gameDetector.cpp b/common/gameDetector.cpp
index ddc3ee7473c..8f30cfe6956 100644
--- a/common/gameDetector.cpp
+++ b/common/gameDetector.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static const VersionSettings version_settings[] = {
 
 	/* Scumm version 5 */
 	{"monkeyVGA", "Monkey Island 1 (256 color Floppy version)", GID_MONKEY_VGA,  5, 0, 16,
-	 GF_SMALL_HEADER | GF_USE_KEY | GF_AUDIOTRACKS | GF_ADLIB_DEFAULT},
+	 GF_SMALL_HEADER | GF_USE_KEY | GF_ADLIB_DEFAULT},
 	{"loomcd", "Loom (256 color CD version)", GID_LOOM256, 5, 1, 42,
 	 GF_SMALL_HEADER | GF_USE_KEY | GF_AUDIOTRACKS | GF_ADLIB_DEFAULT},
 	{"monkey", "Monkey Island 1", GID_MONKEY, 5, 2, 2,
diff --git a/scumm/scummvm.cpp b/scumm/scummvm.cpp
index 156a37f52ca..2d0bdfdb238 100644
--- a/scumm/scummvm.cpp
+++ b/scumm/scummvm.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ void Scumm::checkRange(int max, int min, int no, const char *str)
 
 int Scumm::scummLoop(int delta)
 {
+	static int counter = 0;
+
 #ifndef _WIN32_WCE
 	if (_debugger)
 		_debugger->on_frame();
@@ -378,7 +380,17 @@ int Scumm::scummLoop(int delta)
 	_vars[VAR_MOUSE_Y] = mouse.y;
 	_vars[VAR_DEBUGMODE] = _debugMode;
 
-	if (_features & GF_AUDIOTRACKS) {
+	if (_gameId == GID_MONKEY_VGA) {
+		// FIXME: Is all this really necessary now?
+		if (delta == 1)
+			_vars[VAR_MI1_TIMER]++;
+		else if (++counter != 2)
+			_vars[VAR_MI1_TIMER] += 5;
+		else {
+			counter = 0;
+			_vars[VAR_MI1_TIMER] += 6;
+		}
+	} else if (_features & GF_AUDIOTRACKS) {
 		_vars[VAR_MI1_TIMER] = _sound->readCDTimer();
 	} else if (_features & GF_OLD256) {