diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index 69487caca..a4aa5e608 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Changes towards version 0.3:
+- Freeze planetary simulation at beginning of landing sequence to stop
+  event bursts (bug #80) -Michael
 - Extra 2 ship slots in supermelee, as in the PC SC2, and all the PC
   default teams, from chmmravatar (bug #248)
   NOTE: this breaks old team saves!
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
index cbc01df04..c4ca03371 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/planets/lander.c
@@ -1958,10 +1958,8 @@ PlanetSide (PMENU_STATE pMS)
 		else
 			TimeIn += ONE_SECOND / 60;
 
-		do
-		{
-			ScrollPlanetSide (0, 0, index);
-		} while (GetTimeCounter () < TimeIn);
+		ScrollPlanetSide (0, 0, index);
+		SleepThreadUntil (TimeIn);
 	}
 	PSD.InTransit = FALSE;