diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope-LEDControl.cpp b/src/Kaleidoscope-LEDControl.cpp
index 4ae30a6d..80266a77 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope-LEDControl.cpp
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope-LEDControl.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@ kaleidoscope::EventHandlerResult LEDControl::beforeReportingState(void) {
   if (paused)
     return kaleidoscope::EventHandlerResult::OK;
 
-  uint16_t current_time = millis();
-  if ((current_time - syncTimer) > syncDelay) {
+  // unsigned subtraction means that as syncTimer rolls over
+  // the same interval is kept
+  uint16_t elapsed = Kaleidoscope.millisAtCycleStart() - syncTimer;
+  // on some platforms, the subtraction in the comparison results in a signed
+  // operation, resulting in syncLeds() no longer getting called.
+  if (elapsed > syncDelay) {
     syncLeds();
     syncTimer += syncDelay;
   }