diff --git a/libs/temporal/enums.cc b/libs/temporal/enums.cc
index e61bbd7e42..5b2d976cc1 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/temporal/enums.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ void Temporal::init ()
 
 void Temporal::reset ()
 {
+	set_superclock_ticks_per_second (282240000);  /* 2^10 * 3^2 * 5^4 * 7^2 */
+
 	(void) TempoMap::write_copy(); /* we are going to throw away the return value and replace the map entirely */
 	TempoMap::WritableSharedPtr new_map (new TempoMap (Tempo (120, 4), Meter (4, 4)));
 	TempoMap::update (new_map);;